The star is mentioned twice, and the text implies the first sighting was at the time of Jesus's birth.

Did Joseph and Mary really need to go to Bethlehem because of a Roman census, or is this unhistorical, as some scholars ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some ...

Was there really a Roman census at the time of Jesus' birth, or is this detail in the Gospel of Luke historically inaccurate?

We all need to just relax a little bit and remember the reason for the season: Jesus. This is the time when we celebrate ... they made their journey to Bethlehem—which was David’s hometown ...

remembers that there was a census at around this time, and brings it into his story,' says Professor Bond. The reason that the Gospel writers seem so determined to have Jesus born in Bethlehem is ...

At Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, residents and businesses are facing the effects of ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to war in Gaza.

In Christian tradition, the "Star of Bethlehem" guided wise men to the site of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem ... same formation in 2022 for the first time in nearly 800 years.

Hundreds gathered at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank as the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy ...

One of the historical marvels about Jesus is that He fulfilled every prophecy concerning the Messiah, including where He ...