tradition says Jesus was born. The Church of the Nativity is one of the oldest churches in the world. Pass through the Door of Humility – a low entrance that forces all who enter to bow in humility – and then arrive at the cave where the moment that changed history took place. A 14-pointed silver star marks the exact spot of the birth, and around it prayers are heard in Latin, Greek and other languages. Jerusalem- Bethlehem Border Crossing
For tourists visiting Israel, crossing into Bethlehem from Jerusalem (and back) is usually not a difficult matter, especially since the terminal between the two cities has been upgraded by establishing special lanes for tourists moving between them. The Israel Ministry of Tourism has also been promoting cooperation with private Israeli and Palestinian partners to develop the crossing points, and a Ministry of Tourism representative is always present or on call at the border crossing to deal with any unanticipated hitches. The New Testament city of Jericho was built by Herod the Great about two miles south of the ancient city of
Jericho - reputedly the oldest in the world - and it was there in Jesus’ day that the Jewish pilgrims from Galilee and Transjordan stopped on their way to Jerusalem. There too, Zacchaeus climbed a sycamore tree to get a better view of Jesus. Just outside of Jericho, the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Temptation, on the Mount of Temptation, stands on the site where Satan offered Jesus the kingdom of the world (Matthew 4, 1-4). Inside the monastery, high up on a barren 1333-meter-high desert hill, visitors may access the cave where Jesus is believed to have stayed
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