It then mentions how Joseph, Mary and infant Jesus leave for Egypt to escape King Herod’s attempt to assassinate all young children. ... 2013 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Oren Ziv/Getty Images .

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet ...

Luke mentions that Jesus is not only genealogically connected to King David, but also born in Bethlehem, “the city of David.” Genealogical claims were made for important ancient founders and ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet ...

Jesus, Mary and Joseph flee to Egypt. “So the story is Jesus is born into hardship, lived under occupation, survived a massacre and became a refugee,” Isaac said. “This is a story we ...

From Bethlehem to Egypt to Nazareth, Jesus’s family accepted changes around them Mary and Joseph sought to live ordinary lives of faith when the most extraordinary events overwhelmed their plan.

Israeli troops are tightening their grip in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, where they are besieging some 200 Palestinian gunmen and civilians sheltering in the Church of the Nativity. The operation ...

In her new book, a scholar says Jesus probably didn't look anything like this modern picture. The Gospels in the Bible say that Jesus was a Jew who was born around 4 B.C. in Bethlehem and lived in ...

Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the New Testament Gospels do not agree about the details of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. Some do not ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet ...

Christmas was canceled in Bethlehem, the occupied West Bank city where historians and Christians alike believe Jesus was born. Mayor Hanna Hanania proclaimed, “For the first time, the Christmas ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet ...