​Each Christmas our hearts and minds are reminded of the sleepy little village called Bethlehem. We rightly think of Bethlehem as the birthplace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. However, Bethlehem’s history is much deeper than that single night. In fact, the first mention of this sleepy village is all the way back in the book of Genesis in connection to the burial site of Jacob’s love, Each week we will look at a event from Bethlehem to uncover the significant events that paved the way for Jesus’ birth.