Bethlehem
- Ancient name
- Bethlehem
- Modern name
- Bethlehem
- Modern country
- West Bank
- Coordinates
- 31.71, 35.2
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364114
The city of Bethlehem, today in the West Bank, is best known as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth, but also as the birthplace of King David.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M093
Variant spellings of Bethlehem in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| beetalem | Cs1 |
| beleem | Fn6, Pal5, Par1 |
| Belem | Con3, Pal5 |
| bellem | Pad1 |
| betelem | Spe |
| beth(^a)lem .i. belle e m | Ricc11 |
| Bethelem | BL01, Pnc4, Ricc14 |
| bethelem | Borg, Chig1, Con4, Laur3, ME2, Magl2, Per2 |
| bethleem | Parm2 |
| bethlem | NB |
| betholem / bellem | Ro2 |
| betleem | Urb1 |
| Betlem | Clas2 |
| bettale[m] | NYPL3 |
| bettalem | Barb4, Chig2, Fn9, He3, Pal8, Pnc5, Ricc12, Ricc8 |
| Bettalem | BL02, Cors2, Marc1, Morg |
| bettalem belleem | Med2 |
| bettelem | Con1 |
| Bettelem | Pad1 |
| bettelen | Ricc13 |
| bettilem | Ricc9 |
| bleem | Fn6 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Bethlehem.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/bethlehem/.