Biete Lehem

Biete Lehem 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

[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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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
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