Handcrafted from the Holy Land: Each nativity set is meticulously carved from olive wood by Christian families in Bethlehem.

The classic nativity scene many of us have in our head ... were a sharp contrast to classically carved motifs out of olive wood from the Middle East. Vickie Leslie, who is on mission from Idaho ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.