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Christmas Nativity scenes are as commonplace in December as fireworks in July and apple orchards in the fall. The symbols are universal: a babe in a manger, a doting mother and father, shepherds, a star… but this year some Nativity scenes, including one previously displayed at the Vatican, have included a new feature. The keffiyeh…

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An excavation of a drainage channel by archaeologists in Jerusalem has led to the uncovering of 2,000-year-old relics dating from the days of Christ. The excavation was being overseen by the Israel Authorities Antiquity (IAA), with the channel running underneath the length of the City of David. The archaeologists uncovered a number of dishes and…

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Researchers at four Israeli universities have corroborated the occurrence of an event described in the Bible’s second book of Kings, the conquest of the Philistine city of Gath by Hazael, King Aram, using a “breakthrough” technology based on measuring the magnetic field recorded in burnt bricks. The discovery, achieved by scientists from Tel Aviv University,…

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Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born, has officially canceled Christmas for the first time in years due to the Israel war massacre. The town has announced that the usual decorations for the city will be taken down, and the typical celebrations won’t take place “in honor of the martyrs and in solidarity with our…

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The producer of a new documentary movie about the Bethlehem star says he believes technology and science can affirm the reliability of the Bible and be a powerful tool to draw skeptics into the church. The film “God of Heaven and Earth” offers a compelling case of how the three Wise Men followed astronomical events…

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