Special thanks to Dr. Benjamin Suchard for his invaluable insights and expertise in consulting on this episode. What was the ...

Some scholars argue that the emphasis on Bethlehem as Jesus's birthplace arose from the desire ... Aviram Oshri, an archaeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority, believes that Jesus was ...

Thus, the identification of Bethlehem in Judea as the birthplace of Christ ... Aviram Oshri, an archaeologist from the Israel Antiquities Authority, believes Jesus was actually born in a small ...

Bethlehem, now stands is where Jesus was born. One particular cave, over which the first Church was built, is traditionally believed to be the Birthplace itself. In locating the Nativity, the place ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem were canceled amid the Israel-Hamas war. Bethlehem is home to the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. Christmas, normally the West ...

Jesus Christ’s birthplace Bethlehem witnesses tons ... festivities in solidarity with Gaza amid ongoing conflict with Israel Bethlehem's Manger Square which is a large paved space in front ...

followed by Israel's military assault on Gaza and a rise in violence in the West Bank, business owners in Bethlehem said no one was coming."We have no guests. Not one," said Joey Canavati ...

The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. People walk along the ...

Bethlehem is having a subdued Christmas after officials in Jesus' traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war.Mahmoud Illean/AP Catholic clergy walk in ...