Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem

From the Royal Fortress erected by Herod on top of the man-made Hill of Herodian one has a commanding view of a unique land. Here where kings, prophets, judges and generations of people of Israel once walked it was the birth of a child one night two thousand years ago that would alter the course of human history forever fulfilding the ancient prophecies and marking the start of a new era.