1. (

• Bethlehem ,

) a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production ;

2. (

• Bethlehem ,
• Bayt_Lahm ,
• Bethlehem_Ephrathah ,
• Bethlehem-Judah

) a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born ;