Stairs lead to the Grotto of the Nativity, a cave below the church believed to be Jesus birth site. A fourteen pointed Silver Star marks the birthplace. Adel explained that the fourteen points represent the fourteen stations of the Via Dolorosa as well as the fourteen generations from Abraham to David. Hic De Virgine Maria Juses Christus Natus Est (Here of the Virgin Mary Jesus Christ was born) is inscribed on the star. The manger area sits nearby. Adam and Adel visited as I soaked up this experience. Every year millions of people celebrate Christ's birth and I was standing where it all took place.