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Bethlehem

[beth-li-hem, -lee-uhm] / ˈbɛθ lɪˌhɛm, -li əm /
NOUN
manger
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The activists travelled to Jannatah, near Bethlehem, to build a protective fence around the home of the Faraj family, who have come under pressure from Jewish extremists.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

His father, who helped manage the new Burns Harbor plant for Bethlehem Steel, chose to move his family half an hour northeast along the dunes rather than west where more Black Midwesterners lived.

From Slate May 7, 2026

The uplighted orrery glows on the faces of two boys who lean into the circuits of solar orbit as it once glowed on the faces of the shepherds and magi at the crib in Bethlehem.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

The five lot collection also includes first editions of Five Little Pigs and Star Over Bethlehem, both signed by Christie.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

Oh, but it did unsettle the matrons of Bethlehem to see the poor thing boosted into a class ahead of their own children, there to become dazzling slick-quick at mathematics.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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