The hotel is on the site of Bethlehem’s first house. It’s where, on Christmas Eve in 1741, Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf and other Moravian settlers named Bethlehem in honor of the ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating ...

On Christmas Eve in 1223, in cave near the cliffside village ... There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year. Shaimaa Khalil reports from the birthplace of Jesus.

Mary gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem and laid him in a manger ... The last day of Advent is Christmas Eve. Christmas is seen as a time for generosity and for thinking about the needs of others.

On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this ... Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem.