are sacrificial lambs grown in bethlehem

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https://blog.wabash.edu/immersionlearning201314/2014/03/14/story-of-bethlehem-sheep-more-than-legend/

Story of Bethlehem Sheep More than Legend | Immersion Learning
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The shepherds of Bethlehem were in charge of raising sheep for the temple sacrifices. According to the laws of the time the sheep that were used for the offerings had to be a one-year-old male sheep that had been outside for 365 days (one-year).

https://www.courier-tribune.com/lifestyle/20171221/birth-of-god8217s-sacrificial-lamb

The birth of God’s sacrificial lamb – Lifestyle – The …
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The cave in which He was born was used for birthing sacrificial lambs; the shepherds were actually shepherd-priests. The truth is this: Jesus was born in a cave used for the birthing of sacrificial…

https://christians-worldview.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-last-sacrificial-lamb-is-born-in.html

The Last Sacrificial Lamb Is Born In Bethlehem – Blogger
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The Last Sacrificial Lamb Is Born In Bethlehem When you think of the first story of Christmas, it’s usually about Mary and Joseph looking down at their new born son in a manger, surrounded by barn animals and maybe a shepherd or two looking on.

https://www.nerdintheword.com/the-lamb-of-bethlehem/

The Lamb of Bethlehem

The Lamb of Bethlehem

Jesus is presented in both the Old and New Testament as a sacrificial lamb. Just like those raised in Bethlehem! The sacrifice of a lamb in the Temple was a picture of Christ’s future sacrifice. The temporary covering of sin through the death of a lamb was a picture of Christ taking away our sins through His death on the cross.

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A Lamb Born in Bethlehem – Nazarene Notes

A LAMB BORN IN BETHLEHEM

What makes Bethlehem so unique, aside from being Yeshua’s birthplace, is the fact that the lambs born and raised in Bethlehem were used for the temple sacrifices, according to rabbinic writings. The hills around Bethlehem were home to the hundreds of lambs used in ritual worship in the Temple.

https://wordsbyandylee.com/how-the-shepherds-found-jesus-the-sacrificial-lamb/

How the Shepherds Found Jesus, the Sacrificial Lamb

How the Shepherds Found Jesus, the Sacrificial Lamb

This was a common practice, but Migdal Edar was no ordinary tower of the flock because the lambs in these fields outside of Bethlehem were not your normal, everyday sheep. These special lambs came from a unique flock that was designated for sacrifice at the temple in Jerusalem. (bibletruth.org)

https://latterdaysaintmag.com/article-1-13714/

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Thus it was known to all that the firstborn male lambs from the area around Bethlehem,* commonly known as the City of David, were considered holy, and set aside for sacrifice in Jerusalem. (Even to this day in some parts of the Middle East this practice still exists.)

https://biblicalculture.wordpress.com/2015/01/04/the-real-birth-time-of-yeshua/

The real birth season of Yeshua (Pesach, part1) | The …

The real birth season of Yeshua (Pesach, part1)

It is not surprising that the lamb of God (John 1:29) would be born during the lambing season, right before Pesach (based on Luke 2:8), in Bethlehem (Mat. 2:1).Furthermore, the lambs for the Pesach sacrifice were kept in Bethlehem (Bet Lekhem, בֵּית לֶחֶם), near the Tower of the flock (Migdal Eder, מגדל עדר, mentioned as Rachel …

https://powerofhumility.org/migdal-eder/

Lamb of God – The manger in Migdal Eder
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Long after David, Bethlehem remained a source for lambs through the temple period. The Passover was an annual sacred feast that Yahweh himself instituted for Israel to commemorate their deliverance out of Egypt. During Passover in Israel, the feast required thousands of sheep. One lamb needed for each household in all of Israel.

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Why shepherds at Bethlehem? | Biblical Leadership
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Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and the surrounding fields were not in the wilderness where ordinary flocks of sheep were kept. Therefore, according to the Jewish regulations, the flocks under the care of the shepherds near Bethlehem must have been for the Temple-services.