Some scholars argue that the emphasis on Bethlehem as Jesus's birthplace arose from the desire ... a large Byzantine-era church with a hidden cave, sections of a wall around the village, and ...

However, if Jesus wasn't born in Bethlehem of Judea, the question remains as to where his birthplace might be ... Byzantine-era church with a hidden cave, parts of a wall around the village ...

Because Mary and Joseph were both descendants of King David, they made their journey to Bethlehem ... born in a stable or cave (Luke 2:7). There was no room for Jesus at the inn, just like ...

A large Christmas tree usually stands in Manger Square, opposite the Church of the Nativity which is built atop a cave where Christians believe Jesus was born more than 2,000 years ago. But like ...

The little town of Bethlehem has cancelled ... the chancel is a small subterranean cave where a 14-point silver star on the marble floor marks the site of Jesus’s birth. Christmas Eve midnight ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark another somber Christmas in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of ... which is built atop a cave where Christians believe Jesus was born more than 2,000 years ago ...

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem ...