Bethlehem, ¹  Etam, Tekoa,

The men ¹  of Bethlehem: ²  123;

After him Ibzan of Bethlehem ¹  led ²  Israel.

The men of Bethlehem ¹  and Netophah, 188;

then he ¹  died and was buried in Bethlehem.

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). ¹ 

Jonathan replied to Saul, “David urgently requested that he be allowed to go to Bethlehem.

David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem. ¹ 

Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader.

The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem. ¹ 

The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem, ¹ 

“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said, “for it is written this way by the prophet:

So the two of them ¹  journeyed together until they arrived in Bethlehem. ² When they entered ³  Bethlehem, ⁴  the whole village was excited about their arrival. ⁵  The women of the village said, ⁶  “Can this be Naomi?” ⁷ 

Their territory included Kattah, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; ¹  in all they had twelve cities and their towns. ² 

David was going back and forth ¹  from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

Included with the thirty were the following: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem, ¹ 

They set out to go to Egypt to get away from the Babylonians, ¹  but stopped at Geruth Kimham ²  near Bethlehem. ³ 

There was a young man from Bethlehem ¹  in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah. ² 

Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am looking for a new place to live.” ¹