Christians around the world. The city also is significant to Jews because it is the burial place of the matriarch Rachel and the birthplace of King David. Samuel anointed David king in Bethlehem (I Sam. 16:1-13) and David was a descendant of Ruth and Boaz, who were married in Bethlehem. The city, was turned over to the Palestinian Authority as a result of the 1995 Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement.
Bethlehem City of Jesus, approximately 10 kilometers south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism. Bethlehem is believed by most Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.
The town is inhabited by one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, though the size of the community has shrunk in recent years due to emigration.Bethlehem is the birthplace of Jesus and therefore a holy site to
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