The little town of Bethleham represents redemption—in Jesus's time, and in the generations that followed. Jesus came from a family that was anything but perfect, and we need only look at the story of Ruth to find that truth. But that lineage, though imperfect, is so redemptive. The simple facts of where Jesus came from shows us, without a doubt, that the baby born in a manger is still redeeming our past, present, and future.