Bethlehem, distant view from southwest

Bethlehem, general view from southwest

Bethlehem from southwest

Caravan route to Bethlehem, suggestive of wise men

Bethlehem, camel rider approaching in twilight

Bethlehem, man on donkey

Bethlehem, Well of Magi

Bethlehem, well that David longed for

Bethlehem, Well of David

Bethlehem, country roadway near city

Mountain path to Bethlehem

Bethlehem, showing Church of Nativity

Bethlehem from southwest with camel

Bethlehem from south, man drawing water at well

Bethlehem with Herodium in distance

Bethlehem, general view

Bethlehem, Nativity Church, and Herodium from belfry

Bethlehem, Church of Nativity under snow

Vineyards and olive groves near Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Swedish hospital, Beit Jala in distance

Beit Jala

Olive groves near Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Rachel's Tomb

Bethlehem, Rachel's Tomb, on road near Bethlehem

Bethlehem, gate

Bethlehem marketplace

Bethlehem from Church of Nativity

Bethlehem well, animals being watered

Bethlehem, market in front of church at night

Bethlehem, Milk Grotto

Bethlehem street

Bethlehem, main street

Bethlehem, main street

Bethlehem, street in oldest part of town

Bethlehem, sunlit street of old homes

Threshing floor near Fields of Boaz, grain piles

Winnowing near Bethlehem, story of Ruth and Boaz

Bethlehem, Field of Boaz, sheep in harvested fields

Fields of Boaz, reaper in fields

Bethlehem Shepherds' Field and Herodium

Bethlehem Shepherds' Fields

Bethlehem Shepherds' Field, grotto

Shepherds' Fields, flock with Bethlehem in distance

Bethlehem, Christmas Day, shepherd with sheep

Bethlehem, shepherds and flocks in foreground

Bethlehem, shepherd with flock

Bethlehem from southwest with sheep

Bethlehem, shepherds with flock

Bethlehem, home in oldest part of town

Bethlehem, courtyard of old home

Bethlehem, home partly in cave

Bethlehem, parents and baby

Native home near Bethlehem

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