According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. After consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men followed the star to ...

A 1988 Globe Times story quotes Bethlehem resident Pearl Frantz, whose husband Stanley worked for the city early in the 1900s as superintendent of accounts and finance: “The idea for the star ...

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.

So the star wasn't really needed to guide them to Bethlehem - they'd have had quite a job to miss it. If the star had moved like all other night sky objects, then it could easily lay south by the ...

Mars, Jupiter and Venus, another suggested theory for the "Star of Bethlehem," will not be in conjunction on Dec. 21, according to experts. Our fact-check sources: Kevin Lewis , Dec. 16, Email to ...

The biblical account. The story of the Wise Men, also called Magi, following the Star of Bethlehem is found only once in the Bible, in Matthew 2:1–12.

It's Star Search, Bethlehem style! A giant, 15-foot Bethlehem Star will be planted in a different location each holiday season, officials announced. "Last year it was here at Payrow Plaza.

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. Here's a ...

Kathryn F. Sismanovich, 85, of 1101 Seneca St., Bethlehem, died Thursday, Dec. 11, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill. She was the wife of the late Stephen Sismanovich. She was a clerk at … ...