Bethlehem

Japanese: ベツレヘム
Bethlehem
A town in the mountains 8km south of Jerusalem in the West Bank of Palestine. According to Christian tradition, it is the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It is 775m above sea level. Its name means "House of Bread" and it is a town closely related to the Bible. The town is home to the Church of the Nativity, one of the oldest churches in the world, built over the cave where Jesus was born. It has been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Six-Day War. It has a population of about 32,000.

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Japanese:
パレスティナの〈ヨルダン川西岸地区〉,エルサレム南方8kmの山地の町。キリスト教の伝承では,イエス・キリスト生誕の地とされている。標高775m。名は〈パンの家〉の意味で,聖書と関係深い町である。町にはイエス誕生の洞窟の上に,世界最古の教会の一つとされる降誕教会が建っている。1967年の第3次中東戦争以降,イスラエルの占領が続いている。約3万2000人。

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