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Definition of: Bethlehem
(beth′lē·əm, -lə·hem)
1. An ancient town in Judea, SW of Jerusalem; birthplace of Jesus. Matt, ii 1.
2. A town in Palestine on the same site.
3. A manufacturing city on the Lehigh River in eastern Pennsylvania
—Beth′le·hem·ite′ noun
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