The Gospels of Mark and Luke state the donkey that Jesus rode had never been previously ridden. Matthew and John also mention that it was a colt.
Supposedly in Bethlehem initially; unfortunately there is not documentation of a town named Bethlehem in any historical records. Then they lived for a time in Egypt, then Nazareth before he went on the road full time.
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Jesus was tried by Pilate.
In Matthew 21:7, Jesus rode on an ass and also on its colt, in order to fulfil a prophecy. In Mark 11:7, Luke 19:35 and John 12:14, Jesus simply rode on a colt.
A:Jesus was born in Bethlehem while King Herod was alive, and therefore before April 4 BCE (Matthew, Luke). Jesus was born during the time of the census of Quirinius and therefore in 6 CE (Luke). Jesus returned from Bethlehem to Galilee, shortly after his birth and spent his early childhood in Nazareth, travelling with his parents to Jerusalem each year for the Passover (Luke). Jesus fled from Bethlehem to Egypt with his parents and spent his early childhood in Egypt. After the death of King Herod, the young family began the return journey to Bethlehem but, being warned in a dream, Joseph turned aside and took Mary and Jesus to Galilee, where they settled in a city called Nazareth (Matthew).
He was born there. He was to be born in his father's hometown, Nazereth, but could not, because of King Herod's decree to kill him. His parents moved his birth place to Bethlehem. According to the Biblical record Jesus was born in Bethlehem due to the census decree made by Augustus. (It would not be possible or plausible for a murder decree to have been issued by Herod before Jesus was born and before the Magi from the East had made his birth known, nor would the baby Jesus himself have had any input into these matters)
AnswerMatthew: After Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph remained in their house in Bethlehem until a visit from the magi, or wise men. Some time afterwards they fled from Bethlehem to Egypt for fear of Herod, beginning the return journey to Bethlehem after his death but, being warned in a dream, turned aside and travelled to Nazareth instead. Luke: After Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph received the poor shepherds who came to worship Jesus. After eight days, they had Jesus circumcised and after forty days, they travelled to Jerusalem to present Jesus at the Temple, then returned peacefully to their home in Nazareth.
Both Matthew and Luke say that Jesus was born in Bethlehem: Matthew apparently because Bethlehem was the home town of Joseph and Mary; Luke because there was a census that apparently required Joseph to be in Bethlehem.
It was Tiberius Ceasear.
Matthew's Gospel: (1)magi came to worship the baby Jesus; (2) the young family fled from Bethlehem to Egypt for fear of King Herod; (3) Herod slaughtered the baby boys of Bethlehem; (4) after the death of Herod, Joseph, Mary and Jesus returned to go back to their home in Bethlehem but, being warned in a dream, turned aside and migrated to Nazareth in Galilee.Luke's Gospel: (1) poor shepherds came to worship the baby Jesus; (2) Jesus was circumcised after eight days; (3) when the days for Mary's purification were completed, the family went from Bethlehem to the Jerusalem Temple; (4) they then returned peacefully to their home in Nazareth.
There are two, quite different gospel stories of the birth of Jesus. In Luke's Gospel, Joseph and Mary came from Nazareth to Bethlehem to take part in a census. Jesus was born in Bethlehem and, a few days later, the family travelled to Jerusalem for the Temple ritual, without any apparent concern regarding King Herod. They then returned peacefully to Nazareth. At no time in this account, was Jesus ever in any danger from Herod. In Matthew's Gospel, Bethlehem appears to be the home town of Joseph and Mary. After the birth of Jesus, King Herod sought to have him killed, so the young family fled from Bethlehem to safety in Egypt. After the death of Herod, they began to return to Bethlehem, but being warned in a dream, turned aside and travelled to a new home in Nazareth.
Yes; it didn't exist before his death.