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Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur ( Arabic: بيت ساحور, romanized :Bayt Sāḥūr ⓘ; Palestine grid 170/123) is a Palestinian town east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
- بيت ساحور
- Bethlehem
The Shepherds' Field Chapel ( Arabic: كنيسة حقل الرعاة; Hebrew: כנסיית שדה הרועים) [citation needed], or the Sanctuary of Gloria in excelsis Deo, [1] is a Roman Catholic religious building in Beit Sahour, southeast of Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. [2] [3] The chapel commemorates the annunciation of Jesus ' birth ...
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Beit Sahour or Beit Sahur is a Palestinian town east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine. The city is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority. The population was of 13,281 in 2017, consisting of approximately 80% Christians and 20% Muslims.
Arabic, English, Hebrew. The Wanted 18 is a 2014 Palestinian-Canadian animated documentary about the efforts of Palestinians in Beit Sahour to start a small local dairy industry during the First Intifada, hiding a herd of 18 dairy cows from Israeli security forces when the dairy collective was deemed a threat to Israel's national security.
- National Film Board of Canada
- Saed Andoni, Ina Fichman, Dominique Barneaud, Nathalie Cloutier
- Benoit Charest
- 12 September 2014 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Mazin Butros Qumsiyeh (born 1957 in Beit Sahour) [1] is a Palestinian scientist and author, [2] founder and director of the Palestine Museum of Natural History (PMNH) and the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) at Bethlehem University where he teaches. [3] [4] After serving on the faculties of the University of ...
- Palestinian, American
- author and academic
Bethlehem - The Shepherds’ Field and Grotto. The Arab village of Beit-Sahur, which sits in the middle of the Booz fields mentioned in the book of Ruth (Ruth 3:5), has been identified by tradition as the Shepherds’ Field, that is, the place where the announcement of Jesus’ birth to the shepherds by the angels took place. + −.
Flower Thrower. The Flower Thrower, Flower Bomber, Rage, or Love is in the Air is a 2003 stencil mural in Beit Sahour in the West Bank by the graffiti artist Banksy, depicting a masked man throwing a bunch of flowers. [1] It is considered one of Banksy's most iconic works; the image has been widely replicated. [1]
