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1. Beit Sahour - Sites, Photos

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Jerusalem Area/Beit Sahour

Author:Kamel Badran

Tags: Beit Sahour, Sahoor, shepherds field, place night watch, house shepherds, Shepherds, Palestinian town, moab, first Intifada

Beit Sahour General Overview Beit Sahour is pronounced Bayt Sahoor (بيت ساحور) in Arabic which means “Place of the Night Watch”. The origins of the name stems from the Canaanite language – The House of the Shepherds, which reflected...

2. The Church of the Shepherd’s Fields

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Jerusalem Area/Beit Sahour

Author:Kamel Badran

Tags: Church of Shepherd’s Fields, Arab village, fertile fields, Greek Orthodox site, Kanisat al-Ruwat, Roman Catholics site, Angel, Antonio Barluzzi

The Church of the Shepherd’s Fields is suited approximately 2 kilometers to the east of Bethlehem, at the east end of the Arab village of Beit Sahour. It’s considered one of the most sacred places in the Holy Land and attracts many pilgrims each...