Archaeologists recently uncovered rare artifacts from an ancient African Christian community in Israel, revealing a glimpse ...

Bethlehem Ancient Bethlehem lies in the West Bank, in an area where the Israeli government bans its citizens from entering. To visit, you cross a checkpoint manned by Israel Defense Force soldiers ...

The term "ancient Israel" is used by scholars to refer to ... One biblical story claims that he killed all the infants living in Bethlehem in hopes of killing Jesus. Scholars are generally ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning ... the traditional lighted Christmas Tree in the ancient settlement that is revered by Christians ...

Israeli authorities on Monday said they had retrieved a rare ancient ... in a statement that “Israel’s theft of a baptismal font dating back to the Byzantine era from Bethlehem overnight ...