Noun bethlehem has 2 senses
- Bethlehem - a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
--1 is a kind of town
--1 is a part of Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA
- Bethlehem, Bayt Lahm, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Bethlehem-Judah - a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
--2 is a kind of town
--2 is a part of Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion
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