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The opening as it read in 2005

Bethlehem, Galilee is a city of the Zebulun , mentioned first in Joshua 19:15. It is located about ten kilometres west-north-west of Nazareth . At first it was simply named "Beth Lehem", which confused it with the Bethlehem near Jerusalem , which is much better known today. To solve this problem some scripts refer to the two as "Beth Lehem of the Judea (tribe) territory" and "Beth Lehem of the Zebulun territory". Evidence shows that it was a Jewish settlement until some time after the fall of the Second Temple . In the Jerusalem Talmud it is referred to as "Beth Lehem Zoria", as it was part of the kingdom of Tyre at the time. During the crusades, a small Christian settlement existed on the site, but was later abandoned. Because of the history of the place, and the proximity to Nazareth, many historians claim that it may actually be the true place of birth of Jesus . The site featured the ruins of a church and a synagogue until the late nineteenth century, and was found to have archeological evidence of a prosperous city; many scholars place Beth Lehem of Galilee as one of the birth places of Rabbinical Judaism — it is by all accounts a logical place for a spiritual leader with a small group of followers to develop his doctrines. The distance from Nazareth also settles the problem of Jesus crossing the distance between the two cities in six hours according to the New Testament . Bet Ha'Am of Bethlehem is a fine example of Templar architecture Beit Lehem Ha-Gelilit is a modern Jewish-Israeli village. The modern settlement was founded in 1906 by the Temple Society . The Templars lived there in a culturally rich community that also ran a Nazi youth movement . In 1939 , after the break of World War II , many of the settlers were deported by the British authorities to Australia under charges of aiding the enemy owing to the Templars' open support of the third Reich. On April 17 1947 , forces of the Haganah captured the village and deported the last of the Templar settlers to Australia as well. With the evacuation of the German settlers, the place was now occupied by Israeli farmers, who turned it into a popular tourist site in the 1990s , and the village today features many craft shops, village attractions for city folks, holiday accommodation, a museum dedicated to the history of the site, galleries, and cafes. Much of the original Templar architecture still survives at the site, and is reminiscent of the style of other Templar settlements around the country, such as Sarona (pronounced Sharona) in Tel-Aviv , and the German colonies (as they are called today) in Haifa and Jerusalem .¹

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The opening as it stood in 2010 17 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Place in Northern, Israel Bethlehem of Galilee ( , Beit Lehem HaGlilit ; literally "the Galilean Bethlehem") is a moshav in northern Israel . Located in the Galilee near Kiryat Tivon , around 10 kilometres north-west of Nazareth and 30 kilometres east of Haifa , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council . In 2006, it had a population of 651. A former Templer colony, it is mentioned in the Book of Joshua (19:15) as the city of the Tribe of Zebulun .

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The opening as it stood in 2015

Place in Northern, Israel Bethlehem of Galilee ( , Beit Lehem HaGlilit ; literally "the Galilean Bethlehem") is a town in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Kiryat Tivon , around 10 kilometres north-west of Nazareth and 30 kilometres east of Haifa , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council . In 2006, it had a population of 651. A former Templer colony, it is mentioned in the Book of Joshua ( Joshua 19:15 ) as the city of the Tribe of Zebulun .

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"the Galilean Bethlehem") is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Kiryat Tivon , around 10 kilometres north-west of Nazareth and 30 kilometres east of Haifa , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 824. The modern moshav is located at the site of the ancient Israelite settlement known as Bethlehem of Zebulun or Berlehem Zoria. Due to its proximity to Nazareth, some historians believe that it is the Bethlehem where Jesus of Nazareth was born. Aviram Oshri, a senior archaeologist with the Israeli Antiquities Authority, supports this claim, but other researchers at the same institution reject it. The town existed as Christian settlement in the classic era and was populated during the Middle Ages. It was reestablished as a Templer Bet Lam colony in the 19th century and turned into Jewish moshav in 1948. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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"the Galilean Bethlehem") is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Kiryat Tivon , around 10 kilometres north-west of Nazareth and 30 kilometres east of Haifa , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council . As of 2024 it had a population of 824. The modern moshav is located at the site of the ancient Israelite settlement known as Bethlehem of Zebulun or Berlehem Zoria. Due to its proximity to Nazareth, one historian believes that it is the Bethlehem where Jesus of Nazareth was born. Aviram Oshri, a senior archaeologist with the Israeli Antiquities Authority, supports this claim, but other researchers at the same institution reject it. The town existed as a Christian settlement in the classic era and was populated during the Middle Ages. It was reestablished as a German Templer Colony in Palestine in the 19th century and turned into a Jewish moshav in 1948. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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Cooperative community in northern Israel This article is about a town in Galilee. Place in Northern, Israel Bethlehem of Galilee ( Hebrew : בֵּית לֶחֶם הַגְּלִילִית , Beit Lehem HaGlilit ; lit. "the Galilean Bethlehem") or Bethlehem-in-the-Galilee is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Kiryat Tivon , around 10 kilometres north-west of Nazareth and 30 kilometres east of Haifa , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council . As of 2024 it had a population of 824. The modern moshav is located at the site of the ancient Israelite settlement known as Bethlehem of Zebulun or Betlehem Zoria(h). Due to its proximity to Nazareth, one historian believes that it is the Bethlehem where Jesus of Nazareth was born. Aviram Oshri, a senior archaeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), supports this claim, but other researchers at the same institution reject it. The town existed as a Christian settlement in the classic era and was populated during the Middle Ages. It was reestablished as a German Templer Colony in Palestine in the 19th century and turned into a Jewish moshav in 1948. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .

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