Shepherds’ Field (nearby Beit Sahour)

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Shepherds’ Field near Beit Sahour is a traditional Christian pilgrimage site believed to be where angels announced Jesus’ birth to shepherds, located just outside Bethlehem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
religious site
tourist attraction
associatedEvent appearance of angels to shepherds
associatedFigure Jesus
angels
shepherds
category Biblical site
New Testament site
country State of Palestine
distanceFromBethlehem a few kilometers
hasSignificanceFor Christian pilgrims
Christians
hasViewOf Bethlehem area
heritageContext Holy Land
languageOfLocalToponym Arabic
locatedIn Beit Sahour
Palestine
West Bank
locatedNear Bethlehem
mentionedIn Christian tradition
near Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity
nearbySettlement Beit Sahour
partOf Bethlehem pilgrimage circuit
pilgrimageType Nativity-related site
religion Christianity
seasonOfPeakVisits Christmas
traditionallyAssociatedWith Gospel of Luke nativity narrative
announcement of Jesus’ birth to shepherds

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bethlehem
hasLandmark

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