Bethlehem -- It was here that the Shepherds were visited by the heavenly host announcing the birth of the Savior (Luke 2). In a nearby manger, Mary gave birth to the baby Jesus (Matthew 2). It was at this location that wise men from the east came to worship the Christ child and to give him gifts after following a bright star in the heavens (Matthew 2).

• Shepherds Fields Churches (Greek Orthodox, Franciscan) -- The churches are built near the location of what is believed to be the field of shepherds who received the announcement of the birth of the Savior.
  
  

  Christians Sites to Discover in Israel:
  Nazareth
  	Church of St. Gabriel 'The Synagogue' Mary's Well (Spring)
  Bethlehem
  	Shepherds Fields Churches
  Jerusalem
  	Temple Mount The Pools of Bethesda (The Church of St. Anne) The Mount of Olives The Upper Room Gethsemane The House of Caiaphas The Via Dolorosa (The Way of Sorrow) Church of the Holy Sepulcher Mount Zion The Kidron Valley
  Armageddon
  Jaffa (The Church of St. Peter)
  Caesarea
  The Jordan River
  Cana
  Capernaum
  The Sea of Galilee
  The Mount of Beatitudes

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