Bethlehem

Basilica of the Nativity - The birthplace of Jesus, the Saviour, is identified in Bethlehem, where the Basilica of the Nativity stands today. It was there that Mary gave birth and Jesus was born in what is known today as the “Grotto of the Nativity.” Shepherds’ Field - The Arab village of Beit-Sahur, which sits in the middle of the Booz fields mentioned in the book of Ruth (Ruth 3:5), has been identified by tradition as the Shepherds’ Field, that is, the place where the announcement of Jesus’ birth to the shepherds by the angels took place.