The reason that the Gospel writers seem so determined to have Jesus born in Bethlehem is found in an ancient Jewish prophecy. The Old Testament prophet Micah predicted that the Messiah would be ...

Scholars tell us Jesus’ life, crucifixion and resurrection all were foretold by many prophecies, but none was more significant than that Bethlehem would be His birthplace. In the Old Testament ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi ... "If what is in the New Testament is a historical account of something, then that historical account requires ...

It is in Luke — and only Luke — that we get the story of the census that forces Joseph and pregnant Mary to return to Bethlehem from Nazareth (the Old Testament prophesized that the "savior ...

In fact, this promised Messiah is mentioned throughout the Scriptures, with specific details — including His birth in Bethlehem ... presence throughout the Old Testament, and why the baby ...

Among our stops was the West Bank (Palestinian) city of Bethlehem ... New Testament says were keeping watch the night Jesus was born. The nearby Church of the Nativity, some 1,700 years old ...

The Nativity story, featuring the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds, highlights themes of faith, divine purpose, and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. The Star of Bethlehem ...

Vernacular name – Star of Bethlehem, Dove’s Dung. NB this use is, in part, based on an interpretation of ambiguous references to imputed substances eaten during the siege of Samaria, documented in the ...