Cave in Jordan Said to Have Been Used by First Christians

A cave located in Northern Jordan is believed to be the first church used by the early Christians between 33 and 70 A.D. when Jerusalem was destroyed by the Roman

Although this may be true, there are some who are strongly arguing against this cave being the first church.  After the discovery of the cave in Jordan, there was another cave beneath St. George's Church in the city of Rihab.

There's a tile on the floor of this church that reads "the 70 beloved by God and the divine". Archaeologist al-Housan believes this is referring to the 70 followers who fled Roman prersecution in Jerusalem during the first centry AD. Al-Housan also commented that the followers established a church in the cave to use as a place of worship in order to avoid prosucution.

Early churches include aspes, which are semi-circular sections of t he sanctuary facing to the east, similar to Jewish synagogues, which face Jerusalem. Al- Housan says he discovered this aspe in the cave below St. George's church.

Biblical scholar Steph Pfann says he doesn't  see how an underground cave can present itself as a church. Although this may be true, an exavation near Har Megiddo (otherwise known as Armageddon), discovered something similar in 2005.

The final place that is believed to be the first church is actually located below a prison site in Isreal. The fact of the matter is, it's there's not enough evidence to pinpoint the location yet.