{"id":2730,"date":"2024-05-24T19:01:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/bethlehem-size-jesus\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:36:26","slug":"bethlehem-size-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/bethlehem-size-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Wie gro\u00df war Bethlehem zur Zeit der Geburt Jesu? 300 bis 3.000 Einwohner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Bethlehem was a village or small town when Jesus was born. Scholars put its people at somewhere between 300 and 3,000, and no count from the time survives to settle it. It stood on a ridge in the Judean hills, about 9 to 10 kilometres (5 to 6 miles) south of Jerusalem, King David&#039;s home town and a place of farmers and shepherds, and the prophet Micah had spoken to it long before: &quot;But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scholars estimate Bethlehem had 300 to 3,000 people when Jesus was born. Who gives each figure, what the town was like, and its size today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-2730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-history"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20935,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/jesus-born-bethlehem-prophecy\/","url_meta":{"origin":2730,"position":0},"title":"Why Was Jesus Born in Bethlehem? 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