It could be summer , as the shepherds were keeping watch over the sheep in the open. It is doubtful it is December , as it is to cold to sit out in the open.
Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem in the winter. Bethlehem experiences mild winters with temperatures ranging from 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit during this time.
Mary and Joseph had touse the straw on floor of the stable as a crib.
We do not know where Joseph was born. His ancestral home town was Bethlehem but he was probably not born there. Perhaps he was born in Nazareth where he was living at the time he tool Mary as his wife.
Egypt was a safer place for Mary and Joseph than Bethlehem because Egypt was out of the jurisdiction of King Herod, who was seeking to kill the infant Jesus. By fleeing to Egypt, Mary and Joseph were able to escape Herod's massacre in Bethlehem targeting male infants.
The Bible does not mention the name of the innkeeper in Bethlehem who turned Mary and Joseph away. The story of the innkeeper turning them away is a popular tradition in Christian culture surrounding the birth of Jesus.
Mary and Joseph's parents likely did not accompany them to Bethlehem for the census, as there is no mention of them in the biblical account. It is believed that Mary and Joseph made the journey alone.
Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem , as it was told to go to their respective hometowns for the census.
Joseph's ancestral home was Bethlehem. However, at the time he took Mary as his wife he was living in Nazareth.
Bethlehem is located at 32 degrees north and 35 degrees east. This would make it above the equator in December, so it was winter.
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She traveled there with her husband Joseph, whose family was from Bethlehem.
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Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem to be counted in a census so they could be taxed.
Mary rode on a donkey, and I assume, Joseph walked at the side.
Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem to register for taxes, as mandated by the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus. This journey fulfilled the prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, as Jesus was born there.