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Joseph was going to break the engagement - in Jewish law, engagement was as binding as a marriage - and he was intending to do this privately rather than making a public spectacle of Mary. An angel intervened and this action was never taken.
Joseph wanted to break the engagement quietly.
When Mary became pregnant Joseph then wanted to quietly divorce her as it was allowed by Jewish law.
Joseph had the right to divorce Mary under Jewish Law, since she became pregnant prior to their marriage.
Joseph was going to divorce Mary. Think about it... In those time you couldn't
have sex with your wife until a year has passed and suddenly Mary becomes
pregnant saying it is the Holy Spirit who has conceived her. Many people would
believe that she was lying and she had cheated on Joseph but that was not
true. Joseph did not leave her for the angel came to him in the dream and told
him everything and u know what happens after that.
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I'm not at all knowledgeable in this department, so I don't want to appear as if
I intend to get involved, but will somebody please explain to me that business
about "In those time you couldn't have sex with your wife until a year has passed" ?
Where in the world does that come from ? Certainly not from any Jewish world,
which I understand was the environment of the subject under discussion.
I was told all of this but it seems that it was actually Mary got pregnant before she was married which is fornication and he was going to well... 'divorce' her...
i checked all of this okay.
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That's different.
Thank you.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 6y agoHe planned to DIVORCE her.
(Matthew 1:18, 19) 18 But this is how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. During the time his mother Mary was promised in marriage to Joseph, she was found to be pregnant by holy spirit before they were united. 19 However, because her husband Joseph was righteous and did not want to make her a public spectacle, he intended to divorce her secretly.
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∙ 13y agoYes Joseph wanted to break the engagement quietly.
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∙ 8y agoHe was going to privately divorce her, until St. Gabriel told him not to.
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∙ 8y agoHe intended to divorce her quietly until an angel appeared to him in a dream and told him to take Mary into his home as his wife.
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∙ 14y agoDivorce
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What did Joseph do when Mary became pregnant?
He wanted to get a divorce which was allowed by Jewish law, but an angel came to him in a dream and the divorce was never done.
What nationality was Joseph in the bible?
He was Jewish. Jesus was Jewish, Mary was Jewish.
When Mary became pregnant JOSEPH intended to take action allowed by what Jewish law?
Joseph was going to break the engagement - in Jewish law, engagement was as binding as a marriage - and he was intending to do this privately rather than making a public spectacle of Mary. An angel intervened and this action was never taken.Joseph wanted to break the engagement quietly.When Mary became pregnant Joseph then wanted to quietly divorce her as it was allowed by Jewish law.Joseph had the right to divorce Mary under Jewish Law, since she became pregnant prior to their marriage.Joseph was going to divorce Mary. Think about it... In those time you couldn't have sex with your wife until a year has passed and suddenly Mary becomespregnant saying it is the Holy Spirit who has conceived her. Many people wouldbelieve that she was lying and she had cheated on Joseph but that was nottrue. Joseph did not leave her for the angel came to him in the dream and toldhim everything and u know what happens after that.===================================I'm not at all knowledgeable in this department, so I don't want to appear as ifI intend to get involved, but will somebody please explain to me that businessabout "In those time you couldn't have sex with your wife until a year has passed" ?Where in the world does that come from ? Certainly not from any Jewish world,which I understand was the environment of the subject under discussion.I was told all of this but it seems that it was actually Mary got pregnant before she was married which is fornication and he was going to well... 'divorce' her...i checked all of this okay.========================That's different.Thank you.
What religion were Jesus Mary and Joseph?
Mary and Joseph were Jewish the same with their son Jesus.
Was the Virgin Mary married before getting pregnant?
No the bible says Mary got pregnant before she married Joseph.
Do catholics believe that Joseph and Mary were cousins?
No. Joseph and Mary were married. Under Hebrew law, by not casting out the pregnant Mary, Joseph accepted Earthly fatherhood of Yeshua (Jesus). Jesus is often referred to as Yeshua Bar Joseph (Jesus the son of Joseph).
Were Mary and joseph married when Mary became pregnant?
No but they got married soon after (with the holy spirit's permission)
Why did St. Joseph divorce Mary?
Joseph did not divorce Mary. He had considered it when he learned that Mary was pregnant and the baby was not his. However, an angel came to him in a dream and explained the situation and he went forward with the marriage.
When did Saint Joseph notice that Mary was Jesus' mother?
Joseph noticed that Mary was pregnant well before he married her. healso wanted to quitely divorce her even.
What did Joseph want to do about Mary being pregnant?
He wanted to send her away quietly.
What were Jesus' family and his beliefs at the time he was born?
Mary and Joseph, Jesus' parents, were Jewish.
Who was Dr Joseph Goldberger's wife?
He married a non-jewish woman named Mary Farrar.
