Bartholomew was also called Nathanael. He was born and or raised in Cana of Galileeaccording to John 21:2. He was well versed in the Hebrew Scriptures and was one of Jesus’chosen disciples. (Matthew 10:2-4) The name Bartholomew was a derivative from the Greeklanguage and means “son of Tolmai.” In the Hebrew language Nathaniel means, “God hasgiven.” Bartholomew was known to be skeptical (John 1:46) Honest, (John 1:47) and Faithful (John 1:49) Jesus told Nathanael once that he was an honest Israelite and informed him that hesaw him sitting under the fig tree. (John 1:47, 48) Nathanael once said that Jesus was the Son ofGod and King of Israel. (John 1:49) In doing so Jesus enlighten Nathanael with what to expectin the future.(John 1:50, 51) Bartholomew also witnessed the miraculous catch of fish and atebreakfast with Jesus are He resurrected from the dead. (John 21:2-7) Bartholomew’s life left alegacy that spoke to believers of Jesus. That is that believers are called to test all things withScripture and remain true to its principles. Some people suggest that Bartholomew minister tothe Asia Minor and India and the Armenian Church claims Bartholomew as their founder. Tradition suggests that Bartholomew was flayed alive in Armenia. The symbol for Bartholomewis sometimes a …show more content…
Bethlehem was a Palestine city and recognized as the House of Bread. Bethlehem was located Southwest of Jerusalem near Judea who was known to have many hills. Bethlehem was sacred Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which were all three of the nearby regions. In the history of the Israelites Bethlehem plays a significant part in the Old Testament. This was during the times before Egypt and the slavery issues and after the Exodus. David was the youngest child of a farmer from Bethlehem who worked as a shepherd. He was anointed by the Prophet Samuel as instructed by the Lord as a king. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. His birth fulfilled Micah’s prophecy. Bethlehem became something like the official place of the family line of David. It is believed that Bethlehem is possibly mentioned in the Amarna Letters, the 14th-century-BCE diplomatic documents that were found at Tell el-Amarnain Egypt. Bethlehem is first talked about in scripturesdealing with Rachel, who died near there (Genesis 35:19). Bethlehem is also the location for most of the Book of Ruthand was the birthplace of