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8 results for "Bethlehem"
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Boaz Character
Boaz was a wealthy and respected landowner in Bethlehem during the period of the judges, recognized for his faithfulness to Israelite law and customs. When the โฆ
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David Character
David began his life as a humble shepherd boy in Bethlehem before being anointed by the prophet Samuel to succeed King Saul as ruler of Israel. Despite facing nโฆ
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Elimelech Character
Elimelech, a man from Bethlehem in Judah, moved with his wife Naomi and their two sons to the land of Moab to escape a famine that had struck their home region.โฆ
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Herod the Great Character
Herod the Great ruled as the Roman-appointed king of Judea from 37 to 4 BC, a period that overlaps with the traditional dating of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. In โฆ
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Micah Character
Micah was an eighth-century BCE prophet active in Judah amid widespread corruption, idolatry, and exploitation of the vulnerable under kings such as Jotham, Ahaโฆ
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Naomi Character
Naomi, an Israelite from Bethlehem, moved with her husband Elimelech and their two sons to Moab to escape famine, only to suffer the successive deaths of all thโฆ
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Rachel Character
Rachel was the younger daughter of Laban and the beloved wife of the patriarch Jacob, whom he served fourteen years to marry after being deceived into first wedโฆ
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Ruth Character
Ruth was a Moabite woman who, after the death of her husband, demonstrated remarkable loyalty by accompanying her widowed mother-in-law Naomi back to Bethlehem โฆ