Bethlehem Marketplace a Re-Creation of the City Where Jesus Was Born

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The Bethlehem Marketplace, a replica of an ancient Hebrew marketplace, added an air of authenticity this year with real potters, weavers and musicians.

Thousands of Inland Valley residents strolled through the Pomona First Baptist Church gymnasium that served as the setting for the dramatic depiction of what it was like in Bethlehem on the night the Bible says Jesus Christ was born.

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Bethlehem Marketplace a Re-Creation of the City Where Jesus Was Born

The Rev. Lisa Huber Toney, First Baptist's pastor of spiritual formation and the marketplace's creator and director, said the event helps restore the spiritual significance of Christmas. She measured the popularity possibilities by the reactions of her sister, Jes...

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