how does Matthew’s star move “before them,” like the taillights on the snowplow you might follow during a blizzard, and then stop and stand over the manger in Bethlehem, inside of which ...

A Palestinian municipality worker places a star on top of a tree before the annual lighting ceremony of a Christmas tree at Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 15, 2010 ...

Italian painter Giotto di Bondone witnessed Halley’s Comet when it appeared in 1301 A.D. Then, he painted the Star of Bethlehem as a comet burning bright above Jesus in the manger. Credit ...

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 ...

And with celebrations muted this year in the Holy Land, the star hovering over Bethlehem, Pennsylvania ... to find the Baby Jesus lying in a manger, it’s a steadfast constant above the city ...

At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the ... Make a donation to The ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank >> Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas, without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering over Manger Square, after officials in Jesus ...

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is quiet this year - no giant tree at the Church of the Nativity, no carols in Manger Square ... attack on October 7 that killed over a thousand Israelis.

As they travelled to Bethlehem, the star would have stayed roughly ahead of them, heading south. Finally, and much more crucially, it stopped over Bethlehem. Another way to interpret this is that ...

A question frequently heard by astronomers near Christmas is, “What was the Star of Bethlehem ... keeping watch over their flock by night.” Shepherds do not ordinarily watch their flocks ...