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In 2012 the [[Church of the Nativity]], the site where Jesus was born and undoubtedly one of the most important locations on [[earth]], was finally deemed a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] a whole 36 years after World Heritage Sites began getting named.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/896/ UNESCO: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route in Bethlehem, Palestine, inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List along with sites from Israel, Palau, Indonesia and Morocco] June 29, 2012</ref> | In 2012 the [[Church of the Nativity]], the site where Jesus was born and undoubtedly one of the most important locations on [[earth]], was finally deemed a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] a whole 36 years after World Heritage Sites began getting named.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/896/ UNESCO: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route in Bethlehem, Palestine, inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List along with sites from Israel, Palau, Indonesia and Morocco] June 29, 2012</ref> | ||
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* http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/7 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Bethlehem, scriptures.lds.org | * http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/7 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Bethlehem, scriptures.lds.org | ||
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Revision as of 18:48, May 10, 2017
Bethlehem meaning "House of Bread" is a town of the West Bank, 5 miles south of Jerusalem and just off the main road to Hebron. It is surrounded by fertile lands, cornfields, fig and olive yards and vineyards. Bethlehem does not have a great supply with water, though for many centuries the a low level aqueduct from Solomon's Pools has been used by the inhabitants. Bethlehem was the birthplace of Jesus[1][2] and the location of Herod's "massacre of the innocents".[3]
In 2012 the Church of the Nativity, the site where Jesus was born and undoubtedly one of the most important locations on earth, was finally deemed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO a whole 36 years after World Heritage Sites began getting named.[4]
References
External links
- http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/7 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Bethlehem, scriptures.lds.org