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An angel of the Lord.
Mat 1:20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Mat 1:21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."
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∙ 10y agoIn the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter one, an angel told Joseph to call His name Jesus. In the Gospel according to Luke, the angel Gabriel told Maryto call His name JESUS.
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How long after the baby was born was he named Jesus?
The angel told Joseph to name the baby Jesus before the baby was even born. Therefore, Jesus was named immediately after he was born or before, really.
How did jesus survive the calling of king herod wating all children dead?
Joseph and Mary fled with the baby Jesus to Egypt, as the angel told Joseph to flee as the king Herod wanted to kill all the babies.
Why did the angel tell joseph to name the baby Jesus?
No. His actual name in Hebrew was Yeshua ben Yosef. There was not a letter "J" at the time in Hebrew or Greek, so it would be translated in today's English as "Joshua, son of Joseph". The majority of the people in His time would have thought that Joseph was His father.
Who is Joesph?
Joseph was the step-father to Our Lord Savior Jesus Christ!!! Joseph in the Old Testament was a boy that his brothers sold to Egypt. Joseph married a daughter of the priest of Egypt.
Why did the angel tell Joseph that he should name Mary's child Jesus in Matthew?
Joseph was told not to divorce Mary, as that was what he was thinking of doing.
Who immediately recognized Jesus as the Messiah in the temple?
The old man in the temple who at once recognized that the baby of Joseph and Mary was the Messiah, he also told Mary that a sword would Pearce your heart because of him. He also said now let your servant depart in peace. He was about 80 years old but he was sure it was the Messiah the people had waited for centuries to come.
What was Joseph dreams?
His second dream was when the same angel came into it and told him that the King of that time, King Harold was coming to KILL the baby Jesus and Joesph took Baby Jesus and Mary and left and never would return again.
What was Jesus' maiden name?
Traditionally, men do not have a maiden name. Men used their given name and the Jewish 'bar' meaning 'son of' afterwards. Jesus bar Joseph though we are told His father was God and His earthly step-father was Joseph, His mother's husband.
Which angel announced Jesus birth?
Gabriel visited Mary to tell her that she had been chosen to bear Jesus (Luke 1:26-38). The angel who announced the birth of Christ to the shepherds is not named (Luke2:8-15). Matthew's gospel doesn't name any of the angels involved in events surrounding Jesus' birth. Mark and John do not record these angelic visits.
Why did Mary and Joseph give Jesus His name since the Angel told them that it should be Immanuel according to Mathew 1 23?
i think your reading another stoy it has to be Jesus b/c the angel that visit Mary told her to call him Jesus :]
What country did Jesus parent escape to?
When word got out that King Herod was after Jesus and his family, they escaped to Egypt. Jesus was thought to be the King of Kings and Herod thought of him as a threat.
How does Joseph know that the son of Mary is the messiah and that he must raise him as his own son?
----------------------- In Matthew's Gospel, Joseph knows this because an angel appeared to him in a dream and told him about Jesus. In Luke's Gospel, Joseph knows this because Mary told him that an angel had appeared to her and told her about Jesus.
