Jesus image, hidden in plain sight at Negev church, is one of earliest in Israel

First Holy Land depiction of Jesus baptism

Youth with ‘short curly hair, a prolonged face, large eyes and an elongated nose’ depicted in faint painting found in circa 6th century Byzantine church in ancient village Shivta

By Amanda Borschel-Dan Today

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