JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,700-year-old seal that bears the inscription "Bethlehem," the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday, in what experts believe to be the ...

JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,700-year-old seal that bears the inscription "Bethlehem," the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday, in what experts believe to be the ...

For centuries, the biblical account of a celestial body leading the Magi to the birthplace of Jesus has baffled historians.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magifrom the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it ...

Many researchers have spent decades attempting to decode biblical descriptions and link them to verifiable historical events.

The famed star of Bethlehem may have been less miracle and more rare celestial alignment, according to a new study tying it ...

The first and oldest ancient artifact providing tangible evidence of the existence of the city of Bethlehem was discovered during archaeological excavations in Jerusalem. A clay seal, called a bulla, ...

Israeli archaeologists digging near the city of Jerusalem have discovered an ancient clay bulla, about 2,700 years old, bearing the name Bethlehem. The artifact is the only known ancient reference to ...

The "Star" of Bethlehem's identity remains a mystery, captivating astronomers and believers alike with theories of rare celestial events and their symbolic power ...

Ancient Bethlehem seal unearthed in Jerusalem In this photo made available, Wednesday, May 22, 2012 by Israel's Antiquities Authority, shows a detail of a seal bearing the name "Bethlehem" in ancient ...