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(NewsNation) — For more than two millennia, the Star of Bethlehem has captured the imagination of believers, scientists and historians alike. Described in the Gospel of Matthew as the celestial sign ...

Could the Star of Bethlehem have been caused by a “great conjunction” of the bright planets Venus and Jupiter? On June 17, 2 B.C., the planets had come so close they would have almost appeared as one ...

Could the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the 'three wise men' to the infant Jesus in the Christian Bible, have been a comet that came as close to the Earth as the moon? That's the remarkable ...

Did the Star of Bethlehem really exist? According to the Gospel of Matthew, a bright star appeared in the East, portending the birth of the King of the Jews. Every year around this time, we debate ...

COLLEGE STATION, TX It's the story of the star of Bethlehem. It's been passed down for generations, but did the star really exist? Rick Larson teaches law at Texas A&M, but his real passion is the ...

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The annual Star of Bethlehem Dog Show started Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the Agri-Plex, on N. 17th St. in Allentown. Chelsay Paul of Madison, Ohio grooms Kooper, a 16 month-old toy poodle ...

This post originally ran in 2017. “I am a native Bethlehemite. I am proud to be one and dearly love my Bethlehem,” Mrs. Eugene C. Grace said on Dec. 7, 1937. “There is one thing, however, about my ...

A question frequently heard by astronomers near Christmas is, “What was the Star of Bethlehem?” Everyone who asks this question must believe that there is at least a possibility that the Star can be ...