Olive Wood Bethlehem Holy Nativity Family Hand Carved Figurine 6.3 Inch

This olive wood nativity family figurine is handcrafted by skilled Christian artisans in Bethlehem. Made from genuine olive wood, each piece is unique with natural grain patterns. Size: 6.3" H x 3.6" W x 1.4" D (16.0 x 9.1 x 16.0cm (6.3 inches)).1 inch. Ships worldwide with free US shipping on orders over $100.

About This Holy Family Figurine

Pick this up and you'll stop for a second. Mary and Joseph, carved from genuine olive wood from the Holy Land, right here in Bethlehem, the city where that night actually happened. That part never gets old for me.

At 6.2 x 3.3 x 1.1 inches, it sits on a windowsill or mantle without taking over the space. But there's real weight to it. Not just physical. The kind that comes from knowing someone's hands shaped every line of it, and those hands are a ten-minute walk from Manger Square.

If you're looking to buy a nativity set with actual roots behind it, this is a good place to start. These aren't factory-stamped figures order online from some warehouse. The grain runs a little differently in every piece. That's the olive wood doing what it does. No two are identical, and I think that's the point.

Features & Details

• ✓ Genuine Holy Land olive wood, hand-carved in Bethlehem
• ✓ Dimensions: 6.2 x 3.3 x 1.1 inches
• ✓ Mary and Joseph figures, part of a christmas crib nativity set collection
• ✓ Each piece has distinct grain patterns, no two are the same
• ✓ Hand-polished finish, smooth to the touch
• ✓ Made by Christian artisan families, 3rd generation carvers
• ✓ Factory-direct from Bethlehem, no importers in between

Product Specifications

Perfect As a Gift

A customer from Ohio wrote to tell me she ordered this as a figures christmas gift for her mother, and her mother kept it on the kitchen table all year. Not just at Christmas. She said it felt too meaningful to put away in a box.

This works as a figures baptism gift, a figures confirmation gift, or a figures wedding gift for a couple starting a home together. It also lands well at Easter, when people are thinking about faith in a more deliberate way. Free US shipping over $100, and we ship worldwide from Bethlehem.

The Story Behind It

Most crib figures for sale online are factory-made somewhere far from the story they're supposed to represent. These aren't. The families carving this nativity scene set live and work in Bethlehem, a few blocks from where that story began.

The olive wood itself comes from annual pruning of living trees. Nobody's cutting anything down. These are old trees, and the pruning happens every year whether we order or not. What changes is what gets done with that wood, and these families have been answering that question for three generations.

When you buy a nativity set like this one, you're keeping that going. Same workshops, same families, same hands. That's worth something, at least to me.

Care Instructions

Olive wood's low maintenance. If it starts looking dry, rub a small drop of olive oil into it with a cloth and it'll come right back. Don't soak it in water. That's about it.