Category: beit_lehem
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Bet Lechem – lecture 6
We will continue to examine the two suggestions for the location of Rachel’s burial and how each one explains the different verses: If she was buried in Bet Lechem of Judah – will we need to interpret differently: “A voice was heard in Ramah”? We will need to explain that Rachel’s sons who left Jerusalem…
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Bet Lechem – lecture 5
After seeing Noga Harauveni’s research, with archaeological evidence that Rachel’s tomb is in Binyamin, it seems that there are many traditional interpreters who explain it this way, as well. The name “Efrat” which is identified with Bet Lechem in Judah, according to this, refers to the area of the Ephraim tribe and not to Efrat…
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Bet Lechem – lecture 4
This lecture takes place on December 24, so we will examine the special connection that exists (or does not exist..) between Bet Lechem and the Christian tradition that Jesus was born in Bet Lechem. There seems to be no basis for this tradition, but there are many customs in Jewish tradition that have to do…
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Bet Lechem – lecture 3
10th of Tevet and Bethlehem The Babylonian exile, which began on the 10th of Tevet, ended with Nebuzaradan deporting the people of Israel to Babylon. This is the same Nebuzaradan who is mentioned in Rashi about Rachel being buried on the road near Bethlehem – so she can pray for her sons, going to exile.…
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Bet Lechem – lecture 2
“Kol Baramah Nishma…” – “A voice was heard in Ramah…Rachel weeping for her sons” Is it possible to learn from this psalm where Rachel was buried? There seem to be two opposite interpretations, both by the same commentator: the Ramban. The first interpretation – Ramah is in the land of Benjamin and Rachel’s sons, for…
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Bet Lechem – lecture 1
Our new site: Bet Lechem! We Will ask a few questions for a start: Where exactly is the biblical Bet Lechem? Did anything significant happen there in the time of the Bible? Was Rachel really buried in Bet Lechem? We will go through all the verses that mention Bet Lechem in the Bible and begin…