Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BETH'LE-HEM
BETH'LE-HEM, n. [Heb. the house of food or bread.]
- A town or village in Judea, about six miles south-east of Jerusalem, famous for its being the place of Christ's nativity.
- A hospital for lunatics; corrupted into Bedlam.
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