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Luke 2:1-7 tells the story of the Birth of Christ in Bethlehem. Bethlehem was known as the City of David because it was the hometown of King David, Joseph's ancestor. Because Caesar Augustus had demanded a census, all men had to take their families to register in their ancestral cities (this was simply how they organized the information). While they were registering in the census at Bethlehem, Jesus was born in the city of his ancestor David, whose reign as king Jesus would fulfill.
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Where did St. Joseph travel?
He traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem with Mary, where Jesus was born. From Bethlehem he took his family to Egypt. From Egypt they returned to Nazareth.
Where was Mary's husband from?
Joseph's ancestral home was Bethlehem. However, at the time he took Mary as his wife he was living in Nazareth.
What scripture tells where Mary and Joseph were from?
Matthew's Gospel indicates that Mary and Joseph were from Bethlehem in Judea. While returning from Egypt, they were warned in a dream to turn aside and go to Nazareth in Galilee, instead. Luke's Gospel says that Mary and Joseph were from Nazareth in Galilee. They travelled to Bethlehem for a census, then returned to Nazareth.
How did Mary travel to Bethlehem?
Mary traveled to Bethlehem by riding on a donkey with Joseph.
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.
Why did Mary and Joseph travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem so close to her giving birth to Jesus?
The story is that Joseph had to return there for a census. exact details are inconsistent between the accounts given.
Why did Mary and Joseph travel alone to Bethlehem?
Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem , as it was told to go to their respective hometowns for the census.
Did Jesus have a stepfather?
According to the bible, Jesus is the son of God. He doesn't have a stepfather. Unless Mary married someone else then that man would be a stepfather, but Jesus has his "dad" Joseph. Its very confusing but no, Jesus does not have a step dad
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.
Who was responsible for making Mary and Joseph take Jesus to Nazareth rather than Bethlehem?
In Matthew's Gospel, Mary and Joseph were returning with Jesus from Egypt to their hometown of Bethlehem, when God warned Joseph in a dream to turn aside and travel to Nazareth instead. The reason for the warning was that one of Herod's sons had become king of Judea, including Bethlehem. Another son was king of Galilee, which included Nazareth, but for some reason Matthew did not see this as an issue. So, to Matthew, it was God who was responsible for the family making this fortunate move.
What did Mary and Joseph have to do to obey the order for a census?
Luke's Gospel says that Mary and Joseph had to travel from Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem in Judea, and be counted there for the census. However, scholars say that not only was the census at the wrong time for the nativity story in Luke's Gospel, there would never have been a requirement for Mary and Joseph to travel from Galilee where they would be taxed, to Judea where any census record would have no value in ensuring the collection of taxes. They say that the journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem simply did not happen.
Where was Joseph living before he went to Bethlehem?
Before going to Bethlehem, Joseph was living in Nazareth, a town in Galilee. He was engaged to Mary, who was also from Nazareth. Their journey to Bethlehem was prompted by a census ordered by the Roman authorities, which required them to return to their ancestral town for registration.
