That could potentially explain the Star of Bethlehem. But ... as captured in this Byzantine mosaic created in 565 A.D. Wikimedia Commons The Bible describes how these three wise men saw the ...

We saw his star when it rose and have ... century AD but was rebuilt by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. Professor Meyer said: "At the east end of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is a cave ...

“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea ... We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.’” (Matthew 2:1-2) Byzantine depiction of the Magi in a sixth-century mosaic ...

One of the richest reminders of its meaning is the visual story told in the classical Byzantine ... Bethlehem, which was believed to be centered around the very cave in which Jesus was born. Icons ...

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 ...

BETHLEHEM - In a small old building made ... A student draws an impression of a Byzantine Orthodox icon (MEE/Alex Shams) “I used to see these images everywhere but never imagined I could paint ...

Can Astronomy Explain the Biblical Star of Bethlehem? By David A Weintraub Bright stars top Christmas trees in Christian homes around much of the world. The faithful sing about the "Star of Wonder ...

A US astronomer claims he has found the first mention of the star of Bethlehem outside the Bible. The reference is in a 4 th-century manuscript written by a Roman astrologer and Christian convert ...

Firstly, all the theories for the Star of Bethlehem, which invoke celestial alignments, have Jupiter as one of the bodies involved in such events. Jupiter was always seen as the Planet of Kings ...

THE Star of Bethlehem that led the wise men to the infant Christ was two brilliant meteors following similar paths, according to a study by Sir Patrick Moore. The astronomer has investigated ...

That could potentially explain the Star of Bethlehem. But, of course, not everyone agrees with the idea. The three wise men, or Magi, arrived after Jesus' birth carrying gold, frankincense and myrrh, ...