The Bible does not say how many. We only know it was a "multitude" of heavenly hosts. I deduce it was more than one and probably over seven since "oligo" or "few" means three to seven. I think a "multitude" means more than a "few". So I would say over seven.
One angel spoke to the shepherds, delivering the news of Jesus' birth. The Gospel of Luke records that a multitude of angels praised God after the first angel's announcement.
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The shepherds believed the angels' message because they immediately went to Bethlehem to see the newborn baby, Jesus, for themselves. Their actions demonstrated that they trusted the message they had received from the angels.
Yes, according to the Bible, the angels told the shepherds that they would find baby Jesus wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger, which is a feeding trough for animals typically found in a stable.
The shepherds learned of Jesus' birth through an angel who appeared to them while they were out in the fields watching over their flock during the night. The angel told them the good news of the birth of the Savior and directed them to find the baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger in Bethlehem.
The shepherds visited him in a different account.
'Shepherds' is the subject while 'Jesus' is the direct object.
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They were first fearful of them, but the angels told them to not fear them because Jesus had been born
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The Angels, the Shepherds, the Magi.
It was the angels who announced it to the shepherds.
In The Bible there is a story of the angel appearing to shepherds in the field to announce the birth of Jesus. The angels brought glad tidings and good news to the shepherds.
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The angels did tell them that the baby was God's son and that they should worship him
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