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 '''Bethlehem''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]] 
'''&#1576;&#1610;&#1578; &#1604;&#1581;&#1605;''' '''Bayt La&#295;m''' "house of meat"; [[Tiberian Hebrew]] '''&#1489;&#1497;&#1514; &#1500;&#1495;&#1501;''' '''Bêth lé&#295;em''', '''Bêth l&#257;&#295;em''' "house of bread", [[Sephardi Hebrew]] '''Bet lé&#295;em''', '''Bet l&#507;&#295;em''', [[Ashkenazi Hebrew]] '''Beis léchem''', '''Beis lóchem''', [[Israeli Hebrew]] '''Beit léchem''', '''Beit láchem''') is a [[Palestinian]] city in the [[West Bank]]. Under the [[Oslo accords]], [[Israel]] handed over Bethlehem to the [[Palestinian Authority]] in 1996. Bethlehem is about 10 kilometers south of [[Jerusalem]], standing at an elevation of about 765 meters above the sea, thus 30 meters higher than Jerusalem. The Bethlehem [[agglomeration]] also covers the small towns of [[Beit Jala]] and [[Beit Sahour]], the latter also having biblical significance. Bethlehem is home to a university [http://www.bethlehem.edu].
 
 Bethlehem has great significance to the [[Christianity|Christian religion]] as it is the place where [[Jesus of Nazareth]] is said to have been born. The city's populated area and its attached suburbs are immediately adjacent the traditional site of [[Rachel]]'s tomb which is important in [[Judaism]]. Bethlehem is also home to one of largest communities of [[Palestinian Christians]] remaining in the Middle East.
 
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 '''Bethlehem''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]] 
'''&#1576;&#1610;&#1578; &#1604;&#1581;&#1605;''' '''Bayt La&#7717;m''' "house of meat"; '''&#1489;&#1497;&#1514; &#1500;&#1495;&#1501;''' "house of bread", [[Tiberian Hebrew]] '''Bê&#7791; lé&#7717;em''' / '''Bê&#7791; l&#257;&#7717;em''', [[Standard Hebrew]] '''Bet lé&#7717;em''' / '''Bet lá&#7717;em''') is a [[Palestinian]] city in the [[West Bank]]. Under the [[Oslo accords]], [[Israel]] handed over Bethlehem to the [[Palestinian Authority]] in 1996. Bethlehem is about 10 kilometers south of [[Jerusalem]], standing at an elevation of about 765 meters above the sea, thus 30 meters higher than Jerusalem. The Bethlehem [[agglomeration]] also covers the small towns of [[Beit Jala]] and [[Beit Sahour]], the latter also having biblical significance. Bethlehem is home to a university [http://www.bethlehem.edu].
 
 Bethlehem has great significance to the [[Christianity|Christian religion]] as it is the place where [[Jesus of Nazareth]] is said to have been born. The city's populated area and its attached suburbs are immediately adjacent the traditional site of [[Rachel]]'s tomb which is important in [[Judaism]]. Bethlehem is also home to one of largest communities of [[Palestinian Christians]] remaining in the Middle East.
 
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