Christians would flock to the Cave of Salome in Israel to pay tribute to Jesus' midwife. But a new study contests the ...

Lifshits is a co-author with IAA archaeologist Nir-Shimshon Paran of the study in the latest issue of the IAA journal 'Atiqot ...

The world receives a message of ‘peace and justice’ from the Vatican amid global turmoil and a long shadow of abuse in the church ...

The vehicle is being fitted with emergency medical equipment to help treat juvenile patients living in Gaza, where the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem ... after officials in Jesus' traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war. The cancellation of Christmas festivities ...

The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel ... Jesus’ birth prior to Herod’s death. At this time, the land and ...

Scientists and historians are raising fresh questions over the long-held belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Recent archaeological findings and scholarly debates suggest that the ...

This tradition probably emerged sometime after Jesus' death, around the time that the ... Bethlehem other than Bethlehem of Judea. Aviram Oshri, an archaeologist from the Israel Antiquities ...

be selected from Israel to ensure authenticity.” So, were Jesus and his parents Palestinian? Bethlehem is now a city located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank of the Palestinian Territories ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Just 1,500 steps from where Jesus was born was born ... going on in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel. "Each baby who is born is a great sign of hope.