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maÌ„n´jẽr (φαÌτνη, phaÌtneÌ„): Properly the place in a stall or stable where the food of cattle is placed (in the Old Testament “crib†(; ; )); thus also, apparently, in the narrative of the nativity in , , . In Septuagint, the Greek word, representing different Hebrew words, has also the extended meaning of “stall†(; ); thus also in , where the Revised Version margin has “manger.†Old tradition says that Jesus was born in a cave in the neighborhood of Bethlehem; even so, a place for food for cattle may have been cut in the side of the rock.