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I believe they travelled to Jerusalem to pay taxes and celebrate Passover while there. After leaving they finally noticed that Jesus was not with them. Frantic, they returned and found the 12 year old Jesus speaking in the temple.

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They had to go there because the Romans were having a census

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it was custumary for the Jews to celebrate the Jewish passover so the whole family went to Jerusalem

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Q: Why did Mary and Joseph take Jesus to Jerusalem?
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Did Mary and Joseph live in Jerusalem?

Bethlehem was where Jesus was born. Mary and Joseph traveled there to take part in a nationwide census. Shortly after Jesus was born, the family traveled back home to Nazareth.


Did Mary and Joseph take Jesus to bethlaham?

Mary and Joseph journeyed to Bethlehem from Nazareth (in the north - in the region of Galilee) when Mary was pregnant. Jesus was then born in Bethlehem. The family settled there for two years or more and then returned to nazareth where Jesus grew up. The only other record we have of his childhood was when Mary and Joseph took him on a visit to Jerusalem (NOT Bethlehem) when he was 12 years old.


Where did God tell Joseph to take Mary and Jesus in a dream?

In Matthew's Gospel, Joseph, Mary and Jesus were returning to their family home in Bethlehem after the death of Herod, when God appeared to Joseph in a dream and told them to turn aside and go to Galilee, where they settled in Nazareth.


When Jesus was twelve were did Mary and Joseph take him?

They took him to Jerusalem. Please read all about it in Luke 2 and vs.41 t0 52. And particularly v.42 - "And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast."


Where did Joseph and Mary take Jesus after they fulfilled their duties in the temple?

AnswerIn Luke's Gospel, shortly after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary went to the Temple for Mary's purification, then travelled straight back to Nazareth in Galilee.


How do you diagram the sentence Mary and Joseph took Jesus to Bethlehem?

In a sentence diagram, "Mary" and "Joseph" would be connected by a horizontal line as compound subjects. "Took" is the predicate verb, and "Jesus" is the direct object connected to "took" by a diagonal line. "Bethlehem" would be diagrammed as the object of the preposition "to."


Where did Jesus hide from Herod?

God warned Joseph in a dream to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt to avoid the wrath of Herod.


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.


Why did Mary take two pigeons to the temple when Jesus was taken to be dedicated?

Neither Mary or Joseph took any pigeons to the temple.


How many day did it take for them to find jesus in the temple?

It took Mary and Joseph a total of three days to locate Jesus in the temple.


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.


Where did Joseph take Mary when Jesus' life was in danger?

Joseph was told in a dream that he should take the mother and child into Egypt where they remained until after the death of King Herrod.