Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,700-year-old seal that bears the inscription "Bethlehem," the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday, in what experts believe to be the oldest ...

Illustrative: A Christmas star is seen in front of the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on December 21, 2008.

Israeli archaeologists digging near the city of Jerusalem have discovered an ancient clay bulla, about 2,700 years old, bearing the name Bethlehem. The artifact is the only known ancient reference ...

For centuries, Star Street in Bethlehem—believed to be the path taken by Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to the Church of the Nativity—was a bustling hub for craftsmen, workshops, and souvenir ...

In Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered as Jesus' birthplace, Christmas is all but canceled, in solidarity with Palestinians' suffering in Gaza. In Bethlehem, few glad tidings for Palestinian ...

Located in the hills above the Eila Valley, this ancient Judean town was first settled during the Second Temple period. ...

Adam McGahee II and his father, Pastor Adam McGahee, stand near the enclosure where animals from Endless Dreams educational petting zoo will represent the animals of ancient Bethlehem. Pastor Adam ...

In late December 2022, social media users shared a copypasta post that claimed the "Star of Bethlehem" would shine shortly after sunset on Dec. 21 for the first time since the year 1226.

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,700-year-old seal that bears the inscription “Bethlehem,” the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday, in what… ...

Amazingly, astronomy can explain the biblical Star of Bethlehem December 26, 2014 A self portrait taken by astronomer Alan Fitzsimmons, who took this photo between observing sessions at ESO’s La ...