Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago.

While it is taken as given that Jesus was born on Christmas Day in the town of Bethlehem, this account likely doesn't match the historical reality. In fact, many historians and archaeologists don ...

Jesus's birth in Bethlehem is a well-known story from the New Testament. But he is also called Jesus of Nazareth. What gives? Was he actually born in Nazareth? Fox Business Correspondent Spots Why ...

The Middle East. The West Bank. Bethlehem. The place where Jesus was born. The place where the angels sang, “Peace on earth, good will to men.” But the Middle East is not a place of peace. However, ...

Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, kneels at the spot where tradition says Jesus was born. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times ...

Scientists and historians are raising fresh questions over the long-held belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Recent archaeological findings and scholarly debates suggest that the ...

Scripture had said the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, so that’s where Mary ... There was no room for Jesus at the inn, just like there’s no room for Him in some people’s lives today.

“We told each other that there’s no better place to live than where Jesus was born,” Al Arja said. Credit: Photo courtesy of Sabeen Rahil and Elias Al Arja Rahil, 24, was born in ...

The story of the Star of Bethlehem appears only in the Book of Matthew. The gospel tells us that a bright star appeared in the eastern sky when Jesus was born, famously seen by a group of wise men.

the Palestinian pastor of a landmark Lutheran church in Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered by Christians as Jesus’ birthplace. “And Christ was born under occupation.” Together with ...