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Our Lord Was Found in the Temple in Jerusalem, by His Mother & Adopted father. He Remained behind to Stay in the House Of His Father.
He stayed behind and went to the Temple to teach:Luke 2:41-43New King James Version (NKJV)The Boy Jesus Amazes the Scholars41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. 43 When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother[a] did not know it;
This is most likely the Temple at Jerusalem built by King Solomon. It was a vast building, with several courtyards and porticos. In the centre of the courts was the 'Holy Place' which contained an inner room - the 'holy of holies' separated from the rest of the interior by a large curtain. Behind this was stored the Ark of the Covenant. The Temple was destroyed in a revolt against Roman occupiers in the latter half of the first century. Now only part of the western wall of the Temple remains but it is still a site of pilgrimage for Jews who go to pray there whilst in Jerusalem. For more information on this Temple, see the related link.
This story is in Luke 2.41 - 52. Jesus was separated from his parents when they went to Jerusalem to worship. But after 3 days his parents found him, "in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions." (Luke 2.46) Then his parents took him home and he was "subject unto them:" until the time of his ministry, when he was about 30 years old.
The temple was called Herod's Temple or the Herodian temple. It was built by Herod about 20 - 19 BC. I think Jesus wasn't lost in the temple his parents left Jerusalem and Jesus was left behind he was found teaching in the temple. Read the verses below: Luk 2:42 When Jesus was twelve years old, they went to the festival as usual. Luk 2:43 When the festival was over, they started back home, but the boy Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. His parents did not know this; Luk 2:44 they thought that he was with the group, so they traveled a whole day and then started looking for him among their relatives and friends. Luk 2:45 They did not find him, so they went back to Jerusalem looking for him. Luk 2:46 On the third day they found him in the Temple, sitting with the Jewish teachers, listening to them and asking questions. Luk 2:47 All who heard him were amazed at his intelligent answers.
In the temple.41Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. 42And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. 43And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. 46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. When Christ and His family had to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the passover. When they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in JERUSALEM; and Joseph and His mother did not know He was not with them. See: St. Luke 2: 40-52
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Behind my temple is a complex system of circuitry and processors that enable me to understand and generate responses to your queries. It's essentially the "brain" that powers my virtual existence.
Both of them is known as the festivals of light but the history behind it is different. Diwali is celebration celebrated on return of Lord Rama from exile to Ayodhaya. Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE.
He was not. To disobey, they would have had to tell Him not to go to the temple. He was just left behind.
When Jesus was 12, the Holy Family traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover festival, as was customary for Jewish families. Jesus stayed behind in the temple, engaging in discussions with the teachers there.