The architecture of a cave in Israel indicates that it was the burial site of a royal family member linked to Herod the Great ...

With its ancient caves, breathtaking scenery, dramatic cliffs and houses made of stone, Matera is doubling as the ancient ...

For centuries, Christian devotees visited a tomb, believing it to belong to an apocryphal Biblical figure. A new study posits it may have had an entirely different Biblical connection.

Constructed around 2,000 years ago, the historic cave southwest of Jerusalem has long been linked ... held Christian interpretation. In fact, Jesus' midwife Salome may not have been laid to ...

The cave, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Jerusalem, was famous in Byzantine ... was said to have been a "midwife of Jesus." The identification of the tomb with someone called Salome ...

The top of the cave was sheared off to expose the ... this area was a Jewish cemetery outside the walls of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus." According to Dan Bahat, former city archaeologist ...

For the next season of The Chosen, it’ll be known by another name: Jerusalem. With its ancient caves, breathtaking ... which focuses on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This month, the cast ...

Over the centuries, Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre has suffered violent attacks, fires, and earthquakes. It was totally destroyed in 1009 and subsequently rebuilt, leading modern ...