Church of the Nativity Bethlehem

Belém - A Cidade - (Autoridade Palestina)
"Tendo Jesus nascido em Belém da Judéia, em dias do rei Herodes..." (S. Mateus 2:1)

Localizada cerca de cinco quilômetros ao sul de Jerusalém (a leste da estrada Jerusalém-Hebron), a bíblica cidade de Belém (cujo nome em hebraico é Beit Lechem, a Casa do Pão) é mencionada pela primeira …

We often hear about the conflict between Palestine and Israel. In my visit, I visited Bethlehem, which is one of the sacred destination for Christian people, but Bethlehem itself is under Palestine terrritory. To reach it, we must enter the frontier. Behind long wall, there is Israel in one side, Palestine in the other side. But what I found there …

Bethleham is not far from Jerusalem. It is just approximately 20 minutes by taxi. We had two stops in Bethleham. Our first stop was Sherpherd’s Field. This is the field where supposedly the angel visited the Shepherd’s and told them to go see the new Saviour. There is a church on site now that has paintings depicting these events of the …

A hotel that allows smoking inside the rooms - I didn't think they existed anymore. And nor should they! Our room, our towels, our beds (yes, beds, the Middle East doesn't give out double beds that easily) all share a dusty, musty, hard-to-breath aroma. It's been more difficult to get a clean breath of air here than in the dusty deserts of Egypt. …

Bethlehem stand auf dem Programm. Das erste Mal sollten wir also die Grenzen in die palästinensischen Gebiete überqueren, wir waren natürlich schon wieder ein wenig hibbelig. Den Pass hatte ich sowieso immer dabei und so machten wir uns auf den Weg zur ersten Station, das YMCA. Wie immer fing der Programmpunkt damit an, dass wir einen Vortrag …

Please to forgive the weak pun in the title-I'm tired.

Started the morning by bolting awake at about 4:30 for no apparent reason and finding myself unable to do more than doze until about 5:45, when I rolled out of bed for a brief work out. Had to be on the bus by 7:00, so whatcha gonna do. First stop was some tombs on the top of the Mount …

... .  Along with thousands of other pilgrims, of course.  It's a very popular place to celebrate the holiday.  The Church of the Nativity is built on the traditional spot of Christ's birth.  The annual Christmas procession takes place ...

... Bank. But in reality all walls must fall eventually, whether in peace or in war. In Bethlehem, Mattias, Carlos, and I visited the Church of the Nativity.  First we passed the Bethlehem Peace Center, covered with pictures of martyred ...

... Hamas suicide-bombers. I ate a shwarma and started looking for a way to sneak into the Anglican Carol Service and the Church of the Nativity. I did some shuttle-reconnaissance and managed to sneak right in the front security barrier with a Korean ...

... of much fanfare.  The center of town (Manger Square) is essentially just a parking lot, surrounded my souvenir shops, and the Church of the Nativity.  The Byzantine flourishes that remain in the church are a sight to see, and the entrance, a ...

... type of excess. Immediately after the Herodion we went to Bethlehem.  I'll come back to the Church of the Nativity, passing on to our lecture at Bethlehem Bible College.  I should mention, in passing for those who don't know, that Bethlehem is ...

... his family is buried. Bethlehem is pretty close to Jerusalem, less than a half hour drive.  Bethlehem's main attraction is the church of the Nativity, located where Helena built a church over a pagan temple where she believed Christ had been ...

... check point and the wall built by the Israelis to keep the Palestinians out. We visited an old fortress and then went to Bethlehem to the Church of the Nativity. Here is where you find the spot where Jesus supposedly hit the ground when he was born ...

... where we had a buffet lunch.  From there we met our tour guide, Essah, who took us to the Church of the Nativity and to the Shepherds' Field. The Apostle Luke tells the story (Luke 2:1-7) of the census ordered ...

... through the outskirts of the city of Jerusalem then through the Bethlehem gate, first stopping at Shepherd's Field and then to the Church of the Nativity.  It's hard to describe The Church of Nativity without doing it justice.  Father Vince ...

... , Iran, or any other Arab country. And it felt great to be back. We found our way to the Church of the Nativity, the alleged site of Jesus' birth, and then made our way north to the Security Wall. Roughly twice as tall as the Berlin Wall, its purpose is ...