They would find the baby wrapped in cloth, lying in a manger. Suddenly ... In Luke’s Gospel, shepherds are the first to hear about the birth of Jesus. Being a shepherd in first century Palestine ...

The last piece is the manger with baby Jesus Christ carved inside – a one ... You read about the angels visiting the shepherds and their travels to check things out in Bethlehem.

Mary laid baby Jesus in a manger which is where the animal’s food was usually kept. In the hills near Bethlehem, a group of shepherds were watching their sheep. In the night, an angel appeared ...