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The New Testament accounts of Nazareth are roundly supported by archaeological evidence

Archaeological discoveries in recent times have vindicated numerous details in the Bible.

A late fifth century CE Greek inscription, Christ born of Mary, recently found in the village of et-Taiyiba (Taibe) in the Jezreel Valley. | Tzachi Lang/Israel Antiquities Authority Archaeologists have discovered an Ancient Greek inscription bearing the phrase “Christ, born of Mary” in northern Israel — the first evidence of an early Christian settlement from 1,500 years ago in Taibe, located in the Jezreel Valley. The Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday that archaeologists...

The First Byzantine Church in Taibe The blessing originally stood above the entrance of the church but it was discovered in the more modern church walls, so it had been reused as construction material at some time in the past when the building collapsed and was rebuilt. Taibe was a Christian village in the Byzantine period between the 5th to 7th centuries and later became the site of a Crusader fortress. IAA archaeologist Dr. Walid Atrash points out that while archaeologists have explored the�...

A 1,500-year-old plaque that reads Christ, born of Mary in ancient Greek is discovered in northern Israel that once sat above the doorway of a Byzantine church to ward off evil spirits

‘Christ Born of Mary’ Inscription Found in Northern Israel Joshua Shuman 1,500-year-old inscription enriches knowledge of early Christian presence in Jezreel Valley Archaeologists recently discovered a stone marked with a 1,500-year-old inscription reading, in Greek, “Christ born of Mary,” at a site in Israel’s Jezreel Valley. The stone inscribed “Christ born of Mary.” (Tzachi Lang, Israel Antiquities Authority) The engraved stone was part of a lintel from a Late Byzantine perio...

Israel Antiquities Authority excavations at the Byzantine church. (Yoli Schwartz/ Israel Antiquities Authority) Beit Harel pre-military program students washing finds at the Beit Nattif archaeological excavation. (Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority) High school pupils at the Israel Antiquities Authority excavation of the earliest soap factory in Israel, in Rahat, a Beduin city in the Negev Desert. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority) IAA archaeologist Dr. Lior Weisbrod with tiny ...