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No. His actual name in Hebrew was Yeshua ben Yosef. There was not a letter "J" at the time in Hebrew or Greek, so it would be translated in today's English as "Joshua, son of Joseph". The majority of the people in His time would have thought that Joseph was His father.
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∙ 10y agoThere is no record in the Holy Bible, of Jesus being referred to as Joseph!
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∙ 15y agowell, God told him to name him jesus. and what jesus means: God rescues...pretty much.
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∙ 11y agoJesus means Yahweh saves, Yahweh is the name of God.
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∙ 16y agoIn those days it was the mans' decision.
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∙ 12y agoJoseph was effectively Jesus' father.
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Joseph was given the responsibility by God of looking after his son, Jesus.
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How long after the baby was born was he named Jesus?
The angel told Joseph to name the baby Jesus before the baby was even born. Therefore, Jesus was named immediately after he was born or before, really.
Who told Joseph to name the baby Jesus?
An angel of the Lord. Mat 1:20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. Mat 1:21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."
What was the name of the angle that visited Joseph in his dream before jesus was born?
The name of the angel that visited Joseph is not given in the Bible.
Name the angel who visited Joseph and mery to tell her about the birth of Jesus?
Gabriel
How did they come up with the Christmas angel?
The Christmas angel is based on the angel Gabriel who told Mary that she would have a baby; Jesus.
Why did the angel tell Joseph that he should name Mary's child Jesus in Matthew?
Joseph was told not to divorce Mary, as that was what he was thinking of doing.
Which angel announced Jesus birth?
Gabriel visited Mary to tell her that she had been chosen to bear Jesus (Luke 1:26-38). The angel who announced the birth of Christ to the shepherds is not named (Luke2:8-15). Matthew's gospel doesn't name any of the angels involved in events surrounding Jesus' birth. Mark and John do not record these angelic visits.
Who was Mary Jesus' mother and how can the angel tell her to have a baby boy and name him Jesus?
Because God is a real living being!
Why did Mary and Joseph give Jesus His name since the Angel told them that it should be Immanuel according to Mathew 1 23?
i think your reading another stoy it has to be Jesus b/c the angel that visit Mary told her to call him Jesus :]
Joesph was the husband of Mary and what relation to Jesus?
Jesus is Joseph's Son. An angel appeared to Mary and Joseph in a dream and said that they will have a child. They were to name Him Jesus.
The story of jesus being born?
The story follows as such An angel had appeared to Mary and said that she was to have a baby of the lord and that she was to name him Jesus. Mary and Joseph then travelled to Bethlehem and they stayed in a stable/barn and she had baby Jesus (he was born in a manger inside the barn). Three wise men came bearing gifts for the new born king because they believed that he was the "king of the Jews". And that is the story of the birth of Jesus.
Which angel foretold the birth of Jesus Christ?
Luke 1:26, 27 - Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. [NKJV]
