"We intend to liberate Palestine, the whole of Palestine from the (Jordan) river to the sea," he said, threatening "blood for blood, destruction for destruction." "We will not recognize even one inch for Jews in the land of Palestine as other Muslim leaders have," bin Laden said. Osama bin Laden – 12/29/07

The Real Bethlehem

The Bible mentions Bethlehem in both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, but an Israeli archaeologist believes another Bethlehem, one situated in the region of Galilee and not Judea, is the likely place Christ was born. "There is the fact that Jews were living here at the time of Jesus, that is absent in the other Bethlehem," archaeologist Aviram Oshri told Britain's Sky News. WorldNetDaily December 24, 2007

In the meantime, Christianity rose to prominence. It seems a fluke that Jesus was born in Bethlehem— after all, he's Jesus of Nazareth, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) to the north. Some archaeologists and theological historians have their doubts about many of the details of the Christmas story, including that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea. There is a small village, also called Bethlehem, located closer to Nazareth, where some believe Jesus was actually born. (In Hebrew, the name Bethlehem means "house of bread," and could refer to almost any place with a flour mill.) National Geographic December 2007 Bethlehem 2007 A.D.

Genesis 35: Bethel

Bethlehem Joshua 19: 10, 15-16

Ruth 1: 1-2, 4: 11, 4: I Samuel 16: 1, 17: 12 Micah 5: 2

Bethlehem

Judea Matthew 2: 1, 2: Luke 1: 26-27, 2: 1-4, 11

Judea 1500 feet elevation 2500 feet 2600 feet -600 feet Luke 2: 4