6, Jesus, we read, "spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed the eyes with the clay." Of this magic use of spittle Pliny, in his Natural History, gives numerous examples. It was common in antiquity.] 33. But [the demon] answered me: "I am the spirit ...
When Joseph and Mary got to Bethlehem, there was no place for them to stay because the inn was already full. They ended up spending the night in a stable, a place where animals were kept. There was probably fresh hay on the floor that they used for beds.That night, Jesus was born....
Abbot Daniel (A.D 1106-1107) wrote “The place where Christ was baptized is distant from the river as far as a man can throw a small stone. There is a little chapel with an altar. This marks the place where John the Forerunner baptized our Lord Jesus Christ”. The chapel was recently...
Bethlehem Marketplace A re-creation of the city where Jesus was bornImani Tate
On this night at Migdal Eder, in Bethlehem Ephratah, the Levitical shepherds will be inspecting the baby Jesus as the Lamb of God according to the Law of Moses.
And the sky was bright with a holy light Over the place where Jesus lay. Refrain Alleluia! O how the angels sang. Alleluia! How it rang! And the sky was bright with a holy light ‘Twas the birthday of a King. 2. ‘Twas a humble birthplace, ...
32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and ...
Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this! 3. Good Christian men, rejoice, with heart and soul and voice; Now ye need not fear the grave: Peace! Peace! Jesus Christ was born to save! Calls you one and calls you all, to gain His everlasting hall. ...
andjusticeadministered by a court of archbishops, priors, and kings. Preferring the simple title “presbyter,” John declared that he intended to come to Palestine with his armies to battle with the Muslims and regain theHoly Sepulchre, the burial place ofJesus. The letter notes that John is...
In most European countries, gifts are exchanged on Christmas Eve, December 24, in keeping with the notion that the baby Jesus was born on the night of the 24th. The morning of December 25, however, has become the time for the exchange of gifts in North America. In 17th- and 18th-centu...