1. O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by . . .

3. Travelogue Day 1
en route to Hebron
via Bethlehem
— Jacob &
Rachel, Genesis
ch. 35 & 48

4. Travelogue Day 2
Leaving Bethlehem
to find work
— Levite
priest, Judges ch.
17-18

5. Travelogue Day 3
Getting a concubine
from Bethlehem
— another
Levite, Judges ch.
19

6. “In those days Israel had no king;
all the people did whatever seemed
right in their own eyes.”
— the closing line from Judges (21.25)

7. “In those days Israel had no king;
all the people did whatever seemed
right in their own eyes.”
— the closing line from Judges (21.25)
“In the days when the judges ruled
in Israel, a severe famine came
upon the land.”
— the opening line from Ruth (1.1)

8. Travelogue Day 4
Leaving Bethlehem
to find food
— Elimelech &
Naomi, Ruth ch. 1

9. Travelogue Day 5
Returning to
Bethlehem
— Naomi, Ruth ch.
1

10. Travelogue Day 6
Going to Bethlehem
to find a king
— Samuel, Samuel
Part 1 ch. 16

13. Travelogue Day 7
Going to Bethlehem
to find a king
— wise men, The
Good News
According to
Matthew ch. 2

14. O holy Child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in,
Be born in us to-day.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel.