BETHLEHEM'S OLDEST PHOTOGRAPHS
by David Kiern
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, least among the clans of Judah, from you will come out to Me One to be ruler in Israel, One whose goings forth are from of old, from days of eternity."
- MICAH 5
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Very soon after photography was invented, the first photographic artists journeyed to the Holy Land to capture the place where the Bible took place. Until that time, most readers of the Bible could only imagine what Israel looked like. That began to change about 163 years ago.
The earliest images of Jerusalem, the Galilee and Bethlehem were reprinted around the world, and Followers of Jesus marveled at what they saw.
Enjoy these images — some of the earliest ever captured — of King David's hometown, and the place where Yeshua was born.
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Church of Nativity, Bethlehem - 1860
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Shepherds' Fields, east of Bethlehem - 1898
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City of Bethlehem - 1898
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Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem in the distance - 1898
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Gate of Bethlehem - 1898
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Christmas Day - 1898
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The Church of the Nativity - 1898
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The Manger - 1913
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Shepherds at night with Bethlehem in the distance - 1920
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Evening on the road to Bethlehem. Camel-rider at twilight - 1925
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Aerial of Bethlehem from the North East showing Terraced Hillside - 1931
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