Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm)

Historical: Bayt LahmModern: BethlehemRegion: Bilad al-Sham (Palestine)

بيت لحم

31.7054° N, 35.2024° E

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Historic town south of Jerusalem continuously inhabited since the Bronze Age; birthplace of Isa and ancestral seat of Dawud.

Historical Description

The historical town south of Jerusalem where Maryam gave birth to Isa (Jesus) ﷺ beneath the sheltering date palm, and the ancestral city of Dawud ﷺ.

Associated Prophets (2)

Isa ﷺعيسى

Biography

Miraculous Birthplace

Born of the virgin Maryam without human father; spoke in the cradle defending his mother's honor.

Dawud ﷺداود

Biography

Ancestral Origins

Reared in the fields surrounding Bethlehem before slaying Jalut (Goliath).

Historical & Revelation Events (1)

Miraculous Birth of Isa ﷺ

مولد عيسى بن مريم عليه السلام

c. 4 BCE

Maryam gives birth under divine protection; dates fall fresh and ripe as Isa speaks from infancy.

Authentic Sources & Citations

“So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree.”
Surah Maryam (19:22-23)
QURAN

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