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Bethany (near Jerusalem): The raising of Lazarus, shortly before Jesus enters Jerusalem for the last time, takes place in Bethany. [38] Bethesda: In John 5:1–18, the healing of the paralytic takes place at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. [39] Bethlehem: The Gospel of Luke states that the birth of Jesus took place in Bethlehem. [40] [41]
In the Books of Samuel, Bethlehem is mentioned as the home of Jesse, [32] father of King David of Israel, and the site of David's anointment by the prophet Samuel. [33] It was from the well of Bethlehem that three of his warriors brought him water when he was hiding in the cave of Adullam .
Thou, Bethlehem, of the land of Judah, or Ephrata, (which is added to distinguish it from another Bethlehem in Galilee,) though thou art a small village among the thousand cities of Judah, yet out of thee shall be born Christ, who shall be the Ruler of Israel, who according to the flesh is of the seed of David, but was born of Me before the ...
' Travel book through Holy Scripture ') of Heinrich Bünting (1545–1606), a German Protestant pastor, featured such a map. [24] His book was very popular, and it provided "the most complete available summary of biblical geography and described the geography of the Holy Land by tracing the travels of major figures from the Old and New testaments."
The Two Marys: The Hidden History of the Mother and Wife of Jesus. USA: Dutton Adult. ISBN 978-0525950431. Bruce, Bryan (January 1, 2010). Jesus: The Cold Case : Reinvestigating the Death of the Most Famous Person in History. New Zealand: Random House New Zealand. ISBN 978-1869791971. Carotta, Francesco (August 31, 2003). Jesus Was Caesar.
Jesus [d] (c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, [e] Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. [10] He is the central figure of Christianity , the world's largest religion .
This was a new idea, originating with the party of the golah, those who returned from the Babylonian exile; [17] behind the biblical narrative of Nehemiah and Ezra lies the fact that relations with the Samaritans and other neighbours were in fact close and cordial: [17] comparison between Ezra–Nehemiah and the Books of Chronicles bears this ...
His mother Helena made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem (326–328) and led the construction of the Church of the Nativity (birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem), the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (burial site of Jesus in Jerusalem) and other key churches that still exist. The name Jerusalem was restored to Aelia Capitolina and became a Christian city.