In and around Bethlehem, West Bank, Occupied Palestine

A short break from my Nakba series, a respite in the village, now city, allegedly of Christ's birth. A brief tour of geography and history.

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St Jerome's grotto beneath the Nativity Church, where it is alleged he translated the bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin, the Vulgate. He began in 386 CE, aided by the Roman noble widow, Paula, and her daughter, Eustochium.

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