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This article argues that the Star of Bethlehem is a historical fiction influenced by the appearance of Halley's Comet in AD 66. Larson, Frederick A. What Was the Star? Nicholl, Colin R., The Great Christ Comet: Revealing the True Star of Bethlehem Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. Crossway, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4335-4213-8
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An asterisk resting atop the diskos.. The Asterisk (Greek: Ἀστερίσκον, ἀστερίσκος, romanized: Asterískon, asterískos; Slavonic: Звездица, Zvezdítsa), or Star-cover (from the Greek αστήρ, astêr, meaning star), is one of the holy vessels used in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.
Articles relating to the Star of Bethlehem, a star initially described by the Gospel of Matthew as part of the Nativity of Jesus narrative. Pages in category "Star of Bethlehem" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Star of Bethlehem, said to have revealed the birth of Jesus and showed the wise men the way to Bethlehem; Froebel star, a Christmas decoration made from paper; Moravian star, a Christmas decoration; Poinsettia, a plant species of the diverse spurge family; A star-shaped tree-topper "Christmas Star", a song in the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in ...
Growing from a bulb, species have linear basal leaves and a slender stalk, up to 30 cm tall, bearing clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers, often striped with green. The common name of the genus, star-of-Bethlehem, is based on its star-shaped flowers, after the Star of Bethlehem that appears in the biblical account of the birth of ...
Hippobroma longiflora, also called Star of Bethlehem or madamfate, [2] is a flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is the only species in the genus Hippobroma . It is endemic to the West Indies , but has become naturalized across the American tropics and Oceania .