The wise men arrived in Jerusalem from the Far East asking the question which was strange and startling to Herod and to the people of Jerusalem, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him." Herod gathered the chief priests and scribes together and learned from them that Bethlehem was to be the birthplace of the Messiah according to the prophet; and he then sent the wise men to make further enquiry concerning the child and to report the result to him. And "when they had heard the king they departed; and, to, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was." The above view of the road to Bethlehem gives the present appearance of the highway from the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 168 words[?] altar is very elegant. Its decorations and the lamps which an suspended over it are of immense value, and are chiefly the gifts of distinguished kings and queens from various parts of the world, very naturally the worshippers who hold the right to conduct religions service in this place put great emphasis upon the precise spot of the birth of Christ, which is believed to be the cavern or grotto just under this high altar. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Sat 20 Dec 1902, Page 55
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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