A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024.

The Book of Revelation also affirms that Jesus was a descendant of David but does not mention Bethlehem. Regardless of whether these claims were accepted at the time to be true, they shaped a ...

(Photo By Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG Via Getty Images ... with the estimated time of Jesus’ birth between 6 BC and 4 B.C.,” said Kim. The mystery of the Star of Bethlehem will continue ...

Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity ... on this spot 2,000 years ago: the birth of Jesus Christ. As the war between Israel and Hamas ...

Scientists and historians are raising fresh questions over the long-held belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea ... the birth as poetic language of images, designed to emphasize who ...