Day: May 24, 2012

Archaeologists Discover Evidence That Bethlehem Existed Centuries Before Jesus

Reuters | Posted: 05/23/2012 Huff Post RELIGION JERUSALEM, May 23 (Reuters) – Israeli archaeologists said on Wednesday they had discovered the first physical evidence supporting Old Testament accounts of Bethlehem’s existence centuries before the town became revered as the birthplace of Jesus. (Photo above – In this photo made available, Wednesday, May 22, 2012 by