Because when Joseph was from the house and family line of David, who lived in Bethlem. And when the census you had to go to the town of your family line. ****Say that you lived in MA but then moved to NY.You would have to go to MA if the census.*** I know it does not make sense to us now but it made sense to the people of that time. Because the town named Nazareth does not exist at that time.
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.
Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem to be counted in a census so they could be taxed.
We do not know because the tomb of Joseph has never been located. It could possibly be somewhere in the area around the town of Nazareth.
In Matthew's Gospel, Bethlehem was the home town of Joseph and Mary, not Nazareth. After the birth of Jesus, they fled to Egypt to escape King Herod, who sought to kill Jesus. After the death of Herod, they returned towards their home in Bethlehem, but being warned by God, turned aside and travelled to Nazareth in Galilee.In Luke's Gospel, Nazareth was the home town of Joseph and Mary. They were required to travel to Bethlehem because of a census of the entire Roman Empire during the time that Quirinius was governor of Syria. A few weeks after the birth of Jesus, the young couple took Jesus to Jerusalem to be presented at the Temple, then returned peacefully to their home in Nazareth. A puzzling aspect of this story, apart from its inconsistencies with Matthew is that the census under Quirinius was not until more than ten years after the death of King Herod. Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says the best explanation is that, although Luke likes to set his Christian drama in the context of well-known events from antiquity, sometimes he does so inaccurately. Neverthless, the census is given as the reason for Jesus not being born in Nazareth.
AnswerThe first Roman census known to have taken place in the region of Syria was the census of Quirinius, which took place in 6 CE. If Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great, he must have been at least ten years old at the time of the census. The gospels indicate that the family must have been living in Nazareth at this time.As for Luke's report that there was a census during the reign of King Herod, and that Joseph and Mary were required by that census to travel from Galilee to Bethlehem, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says, "The best explanation is that, although Luke likes to set his Christian drama in the context of well-known events from antiquity, sometimes he does so inaccurately."
Yes, there was a mandatory census so they could be counted. They traveled a long way, too!
A:In Luke's Gospel, Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethelehem from Nazareth for a census and stayed in a stable, there being no room in the inn. In Matthew's Gospel, Bethlehem was the home town of Mary and Joseph, and the only reference is to the house where the magi visited them. In this account, the house is presumably their own home.
They took one donkey for Mary to rest upon. .................................. There is no mention that Mary and Joseph had a donkey in any of the Gospels, or elsewhere in Scripture. One can assume that they walked, but the bottom line is that no one can be sure what their mode of travel might have been.
It wasn't that Jesus could not perform miracles in Nazareth it was because of the people disbelief. The people of Nazareth knew Jesus as He had grown up in that little town. They remembered Him as the Son of Mary and (supposed Son of Joseph), the carpenter. They could not believe He was the Messiah. Miracles belonged among those who were ready to believe.
Jesus' earthly Father and Mother were Joseph and Mary, but God in heaven is is true, awesome, and heavenly FatherIt depends on how you view it.One point of view could be God and Mary.But, when Jesus was born, his "parents" were Joseph and Mary.
An antonym for "census" could be "estimate" or "guess."
It is not clear , but it could be Nazareth.