“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising ...

Many Christians are familiar with the beautiful and tender words of the medieval theologian Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) in the hymns "O Sacred Head Now Wounded," "Jesus the Very Thought of Thee," ...

Editor's Note: The News Tribune traditionally publishes these Bible passages in observance of Christmas. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all ...

“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem…” (Matt. 2:1) We have changed our commenting system. If you do not have ...

On Saturday, Dec. 21, Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush transformed into the settlement of Bethlehem of Judea at the time of Caesar Augustus’s decree that a census of the whole world should be ...

For 2,000 years, the Star of Bethlehem story has prompted countless questions. Was the illusive celestial traveler that was seen only by the Magi a myth? A miracle? A comet? Did Matthew indulge in a ...

Bethlehem of Judea, millenniums ago God's Word, through the prophet Micah, shined its light upon you, declaring that though small in Judea a momentous event would occur in your midst.

This is the Daily Gospel for January 4, 2026, which is the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, January 3, 2026 Daily Gospel, January 2, 2026 When Jesus was born in ...

HEROD—Jacob S. Minkin—Macmillan ($2.50). In the New Testament Herod figures as the King of Judea who, when he heard reports of the birth of Christ, ordered all babes in Bethlehem under two years of ...