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noun
- a town in NW Jordan, near Jerusalem; occupied by Israel since 1967: birthplace of Jesus and David.
- a city in E Pennsylvania.
noun
- a town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: birthplace of Jesus and early home of King David
the name probably means “House of Lahmu and Lahamu,” a pair of Mesopotamian agricultural deities.
The village near Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem) where Jesus was born. (See Nativity.)