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    Enter a name to see what it means in Scripture, the language it comes from, and the King James Version verses where it appears. 1,332 names searchable, free and without signup.

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    Belen

    Pronounced beh-LEN

    girl
    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Belen does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Bethlehem; House of bread", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Belen.
    Meaning
    "Bethlehem; House of bread"
    Origin
    Spanish/Hebrew

    Belen is the Spanish form of Bethlehem — the birthplace of Jesus and the town where Ruth gleaned in Boaz's field. 'House of bread' foreshadowed the Bread of Life who would be born there.

    Spiritual meaning

    Belen is the house of bread — the place where the Bread of Life entered the world to feed every hungry soul.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel."

      Micah 5:2 (KJV) →

    • "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger."

      John 6:35 (KJV) →
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