Biete Lehem

Biete Lehem (Amharic: ቤተልሔም) is an underground monolith church carved into rock. It is located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was created during the Kingdom of Axum.^[1] It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.^[2] The name Biete Lehem is from Bethlehem Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶם (House of Holy Bread).^[3]^[4]

References

↑ The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela".
↑ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela". unesco.org.
↑ Bethlehem
↑ Lalibela

12°01′54″N 39°02′40″E / 12.03169°N 39.04451°E / 12.03169; 39.04451

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[1] The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela".

[unesco-2] UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela". unesco.org.

[3] Bethlehem

[4] Lalibela

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v t e Rock-hewn churches of Lalibela
List of Lalibela rock-hewn churches
List of churches	Biete Abba Libanos Biete Amanuel Biete Denagel Biete Gabriel-Rufael Biete Giorgis Biete Golgotha Mikael Biete Lehem Biete Maryam Biete Medhane Alem Biete Meskel Biete Qeddus Mercoreus
Related	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Gebre Meskel Lalibela Monolithic church Monolithic architecture Rock-cut architecture

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