The Old Testament prophet Micah predicted that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem of Judea, believed to be the city of King David. If Jesus was going to be the Jewish Messiah, then he needed ...

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

Jesus is a central figure in Christianity believed to be the incarnation of God. Read about when and where Jesus was born, ...

Worshippers visit the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West ...

Scholars question if Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, citing historical gaps, alternate theories like Nazareth, and ...

When we are born into this world, we perceive physical light, and without it we would have no physical life on this earth,” ...

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

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the first Gospel in the canon of the New Testament, Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. The story begins with wise men who come to the city ...

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy. Known as the City of David, Bethlehem was a humble village with deep spiritual significance in Christianity. Jesus’ birth to the ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in ...