Did Joseph leave Mary after Jesus was born?

Answer 1

Not at all. We are told in Luke's gospel that Mary andJoseph went to the Temple with Jesus in Jerusalem when Jesus was 12. Therefore Joseph was still 'on the scene' then. We are also told in many references that Jesus had younger brothers and sisters and so Joseph, as their biological father, would have been around for some time. Furthermore, when Jesus began his ministry (at around the age of 30) the locals in Galilee did not accept his authority calling him just 'the carpenter's son' - which suggests that Joseph was known to the locals as a carpenter and would have either still been alive or at the very least recently deceased. By the time of the crucifixion three years later, Joseph is no longer on the scene, with only Mary attending the execution. We are also told in John's gospel, that the dying Jesus asks John to take his mother Mary to his own home as his own mother to look after her. This suggests that by then Mary was widowed. Therefore it seems likely that Joseph lived for many years after Jesus' birth and acted in his role as head of the household and as breadwinner as a carpenter. However, by the time Jesus was between the ages of 30 and 33, Joseph died, leaving Mary a widow.

Answer 2

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First of all, The Bible gives us no reason to believe that they did not. But there is also some fragmentary detail that tells us that the evangelists at least believed that they did.

In Matthew's Gospel, the young family fled from Bethlehem to Egypt shortly after the birth of Jesus, for fear of King Herod. They remained there, unable to return to Judea until King Herod died and were still together, because the Gospel tells us that they were returning from Egypt to Bethlehem when an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and warned him to turn aside and move to Nazareth in Galilee.

In Luke's Gospel, they went to Galilee shortlly after the birth of Jesus, but both parents returned to Jerusalem, to the Temple with Jesus, every year until he was at least twelve years old.

Answer 3

Egypt

Matthew 2:13-14 an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."

14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod.

Answer 4

Egypt.