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How did Mary and Joseph know that they needed to flee to Egypt?
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∙ 11y ago
In Matthew 2:13-23, Joseph is told in a dream to go to Egypt because King Herod wanted to kill him.
If you recall the story of the Magi, they were originally sent by Herod as well, but they avoided him instead of telling him where Jesus was. Herod was jealous that there would be another king rising up among the people, which is why he wanted Jesus dead. So Joseph moved to Egypt to protect his family.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoHere is the answer to your question taken from the Book Of Matthew Ch. 2:-
13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of aEgypt have I called my son.
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∙ 14y agoKing Herod was looking for them so he could murder Jesus. Herod had been told that Jesus was born King of the Jews; and since Herod was the King he believed that Jesus would depose him if he let him live.
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∙ 14y agoThat's just a myth. The Holy Family did not actually flee to Egypt. According to Matthew's Gospel, however, Joseph has a dream where an angel tells him to flee to Egypt. He was sent this dream because Herod was killing all males younger than two because he did not want Jesus (the "king") to overthrow him (he apparently misunderstood the meaning of Jesus being called a king). However, no such massacre of infants ever happened.
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∙ 11y agoWiki User
∙ 14y agoSupposedly to avoid Herod's Slaughter of the Innocent.
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∙ 12y agoJoseph and Mary travled to Egypt in order to escape harod (the guy who wanted to kill Jesus)
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∙ 11y agoTo protect Christ from Herod, who was slaughtering
all the males under the age of two in Judea.
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Where did Jesus Mary and Joseph flee to?
Mary , Joseph and the baby Jesus fled in the night to Egypt.
Where Mary and Joseph fled after Jesus' birth?
Joseph was warned in a dream to take the young child and his mother and flee to Egypt untill he hears from God again. (Matthew 2.13) So "the holy family" that fled to Egypt, were Joseph and Mary and Jesus.
How many times did Joseph and Mary flee for their lives with Jesus?
Actualy Mary and Joseph fled only once to Egypt from king Herod.
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.
Who warned joseph to flee to egypt?
God did in a dream.
Who warned Jesus to flee to Egypt?
Here Jesus was not warned to flee, but the angel warned Joseph in a dream.
What Country did Joseph Mary and Jesus traveled to?
EgyptMat 2:13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him."
Why was Jesus poor when the wise men brought gold?
After the wise men came to visit Jesus, there was the necessity for Joseph, Mary and Jesus to flee into Egypt to escape the wrath of Herod. It is quite reasonable to assume that they needed the gold to pay for expenses in this foreign land. bascilly they gave it to chariety
Where Mary a refugee what does that mean?
If you mean Mary, the mother of Jesus, she was a refugee because they had to flee to Egypt so that Herod would not find and kill Jesus.
How did Mary and Joseph find out about Herod's evil plan?
Matthew 2 13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Why Did Joseph Mary And Jesus Flee To Nazareth?
They fled to Egypt to escape the murder of the boy children of Bethlehem by Herod. After King Herod died, they went to Nazareth to live because they came from Nazareth in the first place. Luke 2, Matthew 2.
What is the story of Mary and Joseph's trip to Egypt?
There are two different stories of the birth of Jesus in the New Testament, one in the Gospel of Matthew and one in the Gospel of Luke.The author of Matthew chose to have Joseph and Mary flee to Egypt, so that he could develop a parallel between Jesus and Moses, reinforcing this with the genealogy in which he gave Jacob as the father of Joseph, just as Jacob had been the father of Joseph in the Old Testament.In this account, Bethlehem was the home town of Joseph and Mary, not Nazareth. After Jesus was born, magi ("wise men") came from the east following a star to Jerusalem, where they asked King Herod to see the baby born to be king. Herod feared for his kingdom and planned to kill Jesus, so Joseph and Mary fled with Jesus to Egypt until the death of Herod, when they began to return home, but being warned in a dream turned aside and travelled to Nazareth in Galilee instead.
