Day: 18. December 2018

Pilgrimage to Bethlehem in Galilee

Last Sunday, December 16th, we, Juliana, Iula, Erica, Helen and myself, made a pilgrimage to Bethlehem of Galilee. After a deep study on the subject: Is not Bethlehem of Galilee mentioned several times in the Bible?  The town was part of Zebulun region, as described in Joshua:19,15. We wanted to see what happened with this ancient city. Are there any Christian traces which could enable us to perhaps think that it is the Bethlehem where Jesus was born? So we really felt like pioners exploring something very unusual. It was a very real emotion when we approached the place and saw the sign: בית לחם הגלילית. It was not a dream, it has existed until now. When we arrived, we discovered the Israeli Jewish village (a moshav), an agriculture village. No one was around. A house was indicated as office. We entered and a man gave us a history of the moshav and its activities, but nothing on the past. By chance we met an elder woman, Sara and she told us, “My husband (Yaron) knows …