2 Chronicles 11:6

including Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Genesis 35:19

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrathah, also known as Bethlehem.

Judges 15:8

So he attacked them ruthlessly in a massive slaughter, then left to live in the caves of Etam.

1 Samuel 17:12

David was the son of that Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons; at the time when Saul was king he was old, having lived to an advanced age.

2 Samuel 14:2

so he sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, "Please play the role of a mourner, wear the clothes of a mourner, and refrain from using makeup. Act like a woman who's been in mourning for the dead for many days.

1 Chronicles 4:32

Their cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, for a total of five cities,

2 Chronicles 20:20

The army got up early the next morning and headed out into the wilderness of Tekoa. Jehoshaphat stood up and addressed them. "Listen to me, you inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem," he said. "Have faith in the LORD your God and you'll be established! Have faith in his prophets and you'll succeed!"

Nehemiah 3:5

Next to them the Tekoites worked valiantly, even though their leading officials weren't fully dedicated to the work of their lord.

Nehemiah 3:27

Next to Pedaiah, the Tekoites repaired another section from the prominent tower as far as the wall of the Ophel.

Jeremiah 6:1

"Flee to safety, you people of Benjamin, leave Jerusalem. Sound the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise a signal over Beth-haccerem! For calamity and terrible destruction are turning toward you from the north.

Amos 1:1

The words of Amos, who was among the sheep breeders of Tekoa, which he spoke concerning Israel during the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah and during the reign of Joash's son Jeroboam, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Matthew 2:5-6

They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because that is what was written by the prophet:

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Summary

He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Bible References

Beth-lehem

1 Samuel 17:12
David was the son of that Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons; at the time when Saul was king he was old, having lived to an advanced age.
Matthew 2:5
They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because that is what was written by the prophet:

Tekoa

2 Chronicles 20:20
The army got up early the next morning and headed out into the wilderness of Tekoa. Jehoshaphat stood up and addressed them. "Listen to me, you inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem," he said. "Have faith in the LORD your God and you'll be established! Have faith in his prophets and you'll succeed!"
2 Samuel 14:2
so he sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, "Please play the role of a mourner, wear the clothes of a mourner, and refrain from using makeup. Act like a woman who's been in mourning for the dead for many days.
Nehemiah 3:5
Next to them the Tekoites worked valiantly, even though their leading officials weren't fully dedicated to the work of their lord.
Jeremiah 6:1
"Flee to safety, you people of Benjamin, leave Jerusalem. Sound the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise a signal over Beth-haccerem! For calamity and terrible destruction are turning toward you from the north.
Amos 1:1
The words of Amos, who was among the sheep breeders of Tekoa, which he spoke concerning Israel during the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah and during the reign of Joash's son Jeroboam, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

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