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 ...

For centuries, the town of Bethlehem has been synonymous with the birth of Jesus, its name etched into Christian tradition. Depictions of the Nativity, replete with shepherds, wise men, and a humble ...

Since we cannot have any biblical-themed references in our government of, for and by the people, here is a short list of towns that will have to change their names: Bethlehem, Nazareth, Emmaus, Bath, ...

BETHLEHEM, Dec. 25, 2006 — -- It's a direct route of 36 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem, but scholars say the biblical path taken by the pregnant Mary diverged east to the Jordan Valley, where ...

Christian tradition has it that Mary journeyed 75 miles from her home in Nazareth to give birth to Jesus in Bethlehem, the storied town near Jerusalem in what is today the occupied West Bank. But what ...

"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn." —Luke 2:7 What if Jesus wasn't born in a ...

Susan Vargo, her husband and children used to walk the 10 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem every December, the trek a family tradition. But since moving to Springfield, Mass., six years ago, they ...

Most of us are are at least vaguely familiar with this story - Mary and Joseph head to their hometown of Bethlehem to pay taxes to Caesar Augustus. There's no room at the inn and their baby, a boy ...