The term "ancient Israel" is used by scholars to refer to ... One biblical story claims that he killed all the infants living in Bethlehem in hopes of killing Jesus. Scholars are generally ...

Bethlehem Ancient Bethlehem lies in the West Bank, in an area where the Israeli government bans its citizens from entering. To visit, you cross a checkpoint manned by Israel Defense Force soldiers ...

Aviram Oshri, an archaeologist with the Israel ... from Bethlehem of Judea. After spending over a decade excavating in the Galilee region, Oshri found evidence suggesting that the ancient village ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning ... the traditional lighted Christmas Tree in the ancient settlement that is revered by Christians ...

Israeli authorities on Monday said they had retrieved a rare ancient ... in a statement that “Israel’s theft of a baptismal font dating back to the Byzantine era from Bethlehem overnight ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, were cancelled this year. The West Bank town was instead patrolled by Palestinian security forces amid the Israel-Hamas war.