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Bethlehem

"O little town of Bethlehem..." as we sing or hear at Christmas every year, a town near Jerusalem, is actually a Palestinian city located in the central West Bank.

Most tourists who travel to Israel would also take a side-trip to Bethlehem for religious reason. The New Testament identifies Jesus was born in Bethlehem. The Hebrew Bible also identifies that David was from this city. The name of Bethlehem has two important meanings to the world.

My side-trip to Bethlehem was mainly to visit the Church of Nativity, a basilica built above the cave marked the birthplace of Jesus. It wasn't even the peak season for tourism yet, we already had to wait more than one hour to get to the lower level of the church to visit this holy site.

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01_Bell Tower of Church of Nativity.jpg
01_Bell Tower of Church of Nativity.jpg		 02_Walking to the small entrance.jpg
02_Walking to the small entrance.jpg		 03_Door of Humility.jpg
03_Door of Humility.jpg		 04_Waiting to see the Grotto.jpg
04_Waiting to see the Grotto.jpg
05_The main altar.jpg
05_The main altar.jpg		 06_Original gold mosaic.jpg
06_Original gold mosaic.jpg		 07_Mosaic floor rediscovered centures later.jpg
07_Mosaic floor rediscovered centures later.jpg		 08_Icon of Mary and Jesus.jpg
08_Icon of Mary and Jesus.jpg
09_Icon above the stairway to the Grotto.jpg
09_Icon above the stairway to the Grotto.jpg		 10_Birthplace of Jesus.jpg
10_Birthplace of Jesus.jpg		 11_Holy Site of the Manger.jpg
11_Holy Site of the Manger.jpg		 12_Church of St Catherine.jpg
12_Church of St Catherine.jpg
13_St Jerome who translated the Bible into Latin--.jpg
13_St Jerome who translated the Bible into Latin--.jpg		 14_Jerusalem Cross.jpg
14_Jerusalem Cross.jpg		 15_A peep from a narrow gap.jpg
15_A peep from a narrow gap.jpg		 16_Valley of the Shepherd viewed from the bus.jpg
16_Valley of the Shepherd viewed from the bus.jpg

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Henry Lau 07-Oct-2013 11:01
I taught the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke at La Salle College way back in the 80's. I wish I had had your photos of Jerusalem Photo Gallery for teaching visual aid then. They could have enhanced the interests of the pupils tremendously then; for Bible lessons are proverbially dull.
Cora Spencer 12-Jun-2013 18:08
Geat pictures! We had a wonderful time in Morocco. The food is amazing.
Guest 31-May-2013 20:09
Denise,
As always, you've done justice to these places. Always better than my picts!

Doreen
Guest 23-May-2013 02:00
Wow!!! You are a sponge. What a memory. Each photo speaks a thousand words. Thank you. Yanick
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