Bethlehem

Bethlehem Steel had many interesting parts throughout its one hundred forty plus years of providing steel for not only Pennsylvania but also the entire country. This company gave a lot of people jobs that provided pretty good pay and great retirement plans. Some of the most interesting structures that still stands today is the blast furnaces, and the guns that were provided for the battle ships during World War I and II. The blast furnaces that are still standing today are no longer in use as…

Genesis refers to Bethlehem when documenting the location of the memorial stone Jacob erected after Rachel's death (New American Bible, Gen. 35.16-19). According to the dates associated with Jacob, this would date Bethlehem as far back as 2006-1859 B.C. if not earlier (Towns & Hindson, “Genesis”). Bethlehem is located five miles south of Jerusalem and is named for the fertility of the soil in the region (“Bethlehem,” 2015). Bethlehem makes another appearance in the book of Ruth…

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…

economy, culture, and overall quality of life in Allentown Pennsylvania due to the closure of Bethlehem Steel the area main source. Billy Joel from nearby New York was aware of the downfall of Allentown when he would play the concerts there for his blue-collar fan base of the late 1970's and early 1980's. The song reaches #17 on the pop chart. With a lot of time for/of their hands since the closing of Bethlehem Steel as well as a lot of unresolved anger for the same reason, the city of Allentown…

unknown. She was from Moab which is southeast of Bethlehem. Ruth is commonly known in the book to be with Naomi and married originally to her son Mahlon. Although she had a sister named Orpah, her sister didn’t have any real relevance in the book besides being married to Naomi’s son Chilion. Ruth marrying Boaz is the most significant part of the story, Boaz was a wealthy land owner relative of her father-in-law. Although, when Ruth arrived in Bethlehem with Naomi she would try to work by…

mother in law Naomi, after the death of her husband and close in-laws. Ruth’s willingness to leave her land and pagan ways behind and dedicating her life to God and his chosen people, brings multiple blessings to Ruth’s life. In following Naomi to Bethlehem, Ruth is taken in by her in-laws and provided the opportunity to work. While in the fields gleaning she finds her true love and a kinsman redeemer Boaz, a wealthy Israelite. Boaz is also in love at first sight, with the help and…

Ruth stands out as an autonomous character that is a faithful, kind woman with great integrity. Her loyalty to Naomi and Naomi’s God is evident in her insistence upon returning with her mother in law to Bethlehem. On the other hand, the book of Ruth can be seen as centering on Naomi and her powerful witness to the reality of God. Their affection for and commitment to one another is an important theme throughout the book. Faithfulness is also an overarching…

conflicting stories between the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. To discover more about the birth of Jesus we will; compare the Gospels Matthew and Luke and discuss the components of his birth; such as, the date of his birth, where he was born, the star of Bethlehem, the magi, shepherds,…

exploring the concise memoirs of Andrew and Magdalena – primary sources from the victims of the Moravian slave-trade – Enslaved in the City on a Hill recounts the progressive, for its time, city of Bethlehem. Moglen, however, contends that, despite the egalitarian – or more just – appeal of 18th century Bethlehem, the moral vacuum of slavery was still ever-present and heavily weighed upon…

The actual date of Jesus' birth is not known, but it appears that Jesus was born sometime between 7 and 5 B.C in Bethlehem. 25 December was fixed as his birth date more than 500 years after the event on purely hypothetical data. There is not one Jesus birth story in the gospels, but two. These gospels include Matthew and Luke, where they state that he was born of the virgin mother, Mary, without a male parent. However, Joseph the carpenter has been considered to be his father. The two gospels…