Bethlehem, the West Bank city where Jesus Christ was born ... To reach the underground grotto, a rectangular cave beneath the mosaic-decorated altar, visitors have to scale down a narrow flight of ...

However, most people in first-century Bethlehem would not have kept animals in a stable. Instead, they frequently kept their livestock in caves. And, indeed, early sources suggest that Jesus was ...

WHEN Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem more than two thousand years ago, it was a miracle that he and his mother survived. It was not a happy birth. Saint Luke tells us that it was an awful ...

Cave Brewing Company, a nano brewery creating a wide range of artisan ales, lagers and seltzers, on Monday announced the permanent closure of its taproom at 521 Main St. in Bethlehem.

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 last year, Bethlehem's municipality had decided to opt ...

the distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem of Galilee," he said, as reported by Newsbomb. During his excavations, Oshri discovered a large Byzantine-era church with a hidden cave, sections of a wall ...

Bethlehem’s residents and visitors must rely ... a few steps below 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 festivities in Bethlehem are overshadowed by the war. A large Christmas tree usually stands in Manger Square, opposite the Church of the Nativity which is built atop a cave where ...