Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem to be counted in a census so they could be taxed.
Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem , as it was told to go to their respective hometowns for the census.
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Yes, there was a mandatory census so they could be counted. They traveled a long way, too!
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Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem for the census because it was a requirement by the government for all residents to return to their ancestral hometowns to be counted.
Joseph and Mary were the parents of Jesus of Nazareth.
Mary and Joseph were obliged to go to Bethlehem for the census by the Roman authorities. In a sense you could also say God led them, since it was ordained that Christ would be born in Bethlehem.
St. Joseph accepted the responsibility of raising Jesus and supporting and caring for his wife, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Before they were married, Joseph learned that Mary was with child and he knew it could not be his. He could have walked away at that time and had nothing to do with Mary. However, in a dream it was revealed to him that Mary was pregnant by the Holy Spirit and had not had relations with another man. From that day he took Mary as his wife and did everything to assure he was a good father to Jesus.
Mary rode on a donkey, and Joseph walked
No, Mary was not married to Joseph when she conceived.