{"id":2730,"date":"2024-05-24T19:01:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/bethlehem-size-jesus\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T20:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:16:39","slug":"bethlehem-size-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bethlehem-size-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"De omvang van Bethlehem: hoe groot was het toen Jezus werd geboren?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>What was the population of Bethlehem when Jesus was born? According to the historical records we have, Bethlehem was a relatively small town in Judea, with an estimated population of only around 1,000 people at the time of Jesus&#039; nativity.(Taylor, 2019) This quaint village, nestled in the rolling hills just a few miles south of the great city of Jerusalem, was hardly a place one would expect the long-awaited Messiah to be born. And yet, it was in this tiny\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\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/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>Discover the surprising truth about Bethlehem&#039;s size during Jesus&#039; birth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20935,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/jesus-born-bethlehem-prophecy\/","url_meta":{"origin":2730,"position":0},"title":"Bible Mysteries: Why Was Jesus Born in Bethlehem?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the biblical 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