Bethlehem - Definition
bethlehem
n 1: a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the
northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel
production
2: a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan
River; early home of David and regarded as the place where
Jesus was born [syn: Bethlehem, Bayt Lahm, Bethlehem
Ephrathah, Bethlehem-Judah]