We managed to define the central theme of Bet Lechem: humility, and a focus on the essence rather than on external appearances. The characters identified with Bet Lechem express this theme: Ruth, who is a convert and a Moabite. David, who presents himself to Saul humbly and says: “Who am I that I should be son-in-law to the king,” and I am only a shepherd. And Jacob, who, in order to emphasize this theme, buried Rachel in a simple place on the road . A place, then called “Migdal Eder”, and today the place of kibbutz “Migdal Oz”.
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