And even if it somehow escaped the written historical record, astronomers have observed remnants of many other ancient ... of Bethlehem as a comet burning bright above Jesus in the manger.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle ... No twinkling Christmas lights, no lavishly decorated tree in Manger Square, no festive parade with marching bands. “How could we celebrate?” ...

The story of Bethlehem, shepherds, wise men, and a manger may have only emerged later as Christians tried to tie Jesus' story into an ancient Jewish prophecy. Instead, some experts suggest that ...

Experts say it’s just the start The ancient cobble stone streets radiating from Manger Square in Bethlehem to the old city would normally be filled with colored lights and bustling with foreign ...

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is quiet this year - no giant tree at the Church of the Nativity, no carols in Manger Square. Churches in the Holy Land officially canceled Christmas celebrations due to ...

Bethlehem's Manger Square in front of the Church of the ... to put up the traditional light-festooned Christmas Tree in the ancient settlement that is venerated by Christians as the birthplace ...

Step back in time, over 2000 years ago, and walk the streets of ancient Bethlehem as Mary and Joseph did on the night of Christ's birth. On your journey to the site of the Nativity, you will meet ...

In the place of a decorated Christmas tree, the municipality of Bethlehem organized an artwork called "Nativity under the Rubble" in Manger Square ... is devastating this ancient community." ...

Biblical scholars place the birth of Jesus sometime between 6 and 4 B.C.E., when Judea and Bethlehem were part of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, the actual birthing event was attended by women ...

THE report on the bone-bearing beds of Bethlehem by Miss E. W. Gardner and Miss D. M. A. Bate, appearing in this issue of NATURE (see p. 431), summarizes the results of three years' excavation on ...