Bethlehem Quote by Thomas Merton

“Shepherds were not even allowed to give testimony in court because they were considered utterly untrustworthy, the dregs of society. In other words, the…

— R.C. Sproul

“During the early Islamic period between the 7th and 11th centuries, Bethlehem came under the dominion of the Muslim caliphates, and in 634, Modestus,…

— Charles River Editors

Bethlehem was just the beginning. I call Jesus Christ's next appearance, Bethlehem, Act 2. No silent night this time, however. The skies will open,…

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“And then, as if a challenge, said: ''When I were a lad, father and mother used to tell us that on Christmas Eve, at…

— Peter Maughan

Christ was born in a manger, laying down amongst donkeys ang goats. He was given gifts of incense and perfume. No kidding.

— Dana Gould

During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas. The…

— Nancy Pearcey

A barn with cattle and horses is the place to begin Christmas; after all, that's where the original event happened, and that same smell…

— Paul Engle

And thus was kept the first Christmas, the Christmas in the year one, with carols by the choir of heaven, and God's own Son,…

— George Hodges (theologian

“There are three locations in the vicinity of Bethlehem that have been claimed to be the location where these events took place. The old…

— Charles River Editors

With the birth of the babe in Bethlehem, there emerged a great endowment—a power stronger than weapons, a wealth more lasting than the coins…

— Thomas S. Monson

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