David Myers made a 1000-mile solo circuit of the Jordan river watershed. His journey took him through two deserts, three nations and opened his eyes to the human impacts of conflict in the region. The ...

Galilee Puts Another Pin in Nashville’s Global Culinary Map Though hard to find, the Egyptian restaurant in Antioch makes a big impression ...

Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds was able to maintain his lead over Bethlehem City Councilwoman Grace Crampsie Smith in the Democratic primary election.

There are two open trustee seats for the Bethlehem Public Library in the May 20 election, and all candidates are talking about the need for library upgrades in the wake of the rejection of its ...

But when I arrived at the holiest sites where Jesus was born, preached, died – from Bethlehem and Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee and Jerusalem — the only Christian I found was myself.

Bethlehem's Christian community struggles to celebrate amid ongoing Gaza war and West Bank tensions The lack of tourism in the enshrined spot where baby Jesus was said to be born follows 14 months ...

Why does Bethlehem matter? As a person from Galilee, experts think Jesus would have had dark skin, brown eyes, and short curly hair.

It might seem obvious that Jesus was born on December 25 in the town of Bethlehem, but experts say that this version of the story might not be correct.

He was from Bethlehem. Yet Mark doesn’t identify Jesus with the city Bethlehem. The Gospel of John, written approximately 15 to 20 years after that of Mark, also does not associate Jesus with ...

Sam Worthington, Gael Garcia Bernal and Ben Mendelsohn star in Bethlehem, a new movie from Sound of Freedom filmmaker Alejandro Monteverde.