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Just four days ahead of Christmas, when billions of people the world-over will be celebrating the birth of Nazareth-resident Jesus Christ, Israeli archaeologists have announced their discovery of a Jesus-era house.
The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the find “sheds light on the way of life at the time of Jesus” in the Jewish settlement of Nazareth, where Christians believe Jesus grew up.
The find marks the first time researchers have uncovered the remains of a home in Nazareth from that time period, the Israeli Antiquities Authority said in a statement.
“The building that …

A large structure from the Roman period has been discovered in City of David in Jerusalem, the first of its kind to be found in Israel sheds light into Jerusalem in Roman times.