
Bethlehem

Basilica
of the Nativity, Bethlehem
(first erected by Helena, mother of Constantine about 300 AD,
later enlarged by Justinian 500's AD)

beneath
the Mosaic floor of Justinian can be seen
the mosaic floor of Helena's church

Eastern Orthodox chapel

the icon wall

priests conducting service

outside of the nearby Roman catholic chapel

old doorway

passage way showing lamps

Nativity site

close up of the place of Jesus' Birth

Arab Bethlehem at sunset
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