Aviram Oshri, an archaeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority, believes that Jesus was actually born in a small village called Bethlehem of Galilee, over 100 kilometers from Bethlehem of Judea.

Aviram Oshri, an archaeologist from the Israel Antiquities Authority, believes Jesus was actually born in a small village called Bethlehem of Galilee, over 60 miles (100km) from Bethlehem of Judea.

There are about 200,000 Palestinian Christians who live in and around Bethlehem, the Galilee region and Gaza. Usually crowds pack into Manger Square for celebrations but this year the mood is subdued.

But the Bethlehem decision is only the most recent ... Catholic churches in Galilee requested the same, as did the Council of Local Evangelical Churches in the Holy Land.

A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "We went to all these places that we read about in the Bible: Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jerusalem and the Galilee," Wood said. "I felt like I was walking in ...

Experts have urged people to leave him booze-free treats this Christmas eve An alternative theory posits that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Galilee, a small village near Nazareth. Archaeologist ...

A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images ...