{"id":3232,"date":"2016-03-22T08:20:12","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T08:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/?page_id=3232"},"modified":"2018-12-26T11:14:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T11:14:07","slug":"shepherd-field","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/shepherd-field\/","title":{"rendered":"SHEPHERDS\u2019 FIELD"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHEPHERDS\u2019 FIELD<\/strong>
\nFor generations pilgrims have looked to the pastures east of Bethlehem to find the location of the Shepherds\u2019 Field, where the first people on earth received the good news of the birth of Christ. Since no one location is universally accepted, various sites carry the title.
\nMany churches have been built in the area \u2013 one mosaic floor from Byzantine times can be seen in the Shepherds\u2019 Field<\/a> church in the village of Beit Shahour.
\nIn the grounds of the Franciscan Chapel excavations have revealed the ruins of an agrarian monastic center, with cisterns, silos and presses. Inhabited as far back as Herodian times, it had its heyday around the 6th century. The first church built here dates from the 4th or 5th century, and inscriptions upon the remains of two altars prove the enduring nature of the site\u2019s sacred character.<\/p>\n

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One of the sites claiming the name Shepherds\u2019 Field, where many pilgrims gather to celebrate Christmas Eve<\/p><\/div>\n

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Inside the cave with group of pilgrims<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shepherd and Lam inside the shepherd field cave<\/p><\/div>\n

*And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
\nAnd the angel said unto them, Fear not<\/a>: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, \u2026 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Jesus Christ the Lord. \u2026 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:8-14<\/p>\n

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Just outside Bethlehem, in the village of Beit Sahour is one of the sites where tradition says the angel appeared to the shepherds. It is set among fields now used more for agriculture than for grazing<\/p><\/div>\n

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