A cave tomb in central Israel, long believed to be the burial site of Jesus’ midwife, may instead hold the remains of Salome, ...

Lifshits is a co-author with IAA archaeologist Nir-Shimshon Paran of the study in the latest issue of the IAA journal 'Atiqot ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — An ancient tomb traditionally associated with Jesus’s midwife is being excavated anew by archaeologists in the hills southwest of Jerusalem, the antiquities authority said ...

A cave in Israel said to be the burial place of Salome, Jesus' midwife ... in Jerusalem was a female 'extreme ascetic' "The family tomb attests that its owners were a family of high status ...

The latest findings at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem align perfectly with the description of Jesus' tomb in the Bible, according to the team ...

Languages: English, Spanish Photos from excavations conducted at an ancient tomb in Israel that is purported to be the resting place of a midwife present at the birth of Jesus have been revealed ...

When looters broke into a burial cave in Israel ... for Jesus’s midwife. Now, the same government entity is expanding its excavation to focus on the connected 2,000-year-old tomb complex ...

According to Jewish tradition, the 2,000-year-old tomb contains the burial of Salome, “the midwife of Jesus,” the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a Dec. 20 news release. The site is known ...

A 2,000-year-old burial cave - one of the most impressive in Israel - is being uncovered in ... the midwife who helped during the nativity of Jesus - is buried there. Salome Cave is comprised ...

Israel says the land is contested territory ... especially women who have trouble conceiving a child." Rachel’s tomb is located near Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. Friedman and Pompeo provide ...

The 'Bone box of Jesus' brother' has been discovered in Israel and is claimed to be the ... if the James Ossuary may have come from a tomb believed to belong to Jesus' family — the Talpiot ...