In Matthew's Gospel, Egypt is where Mary and Joseph escaped to to get away from King Herrod because he wanted to kill every new born baby at the time.
Luke provides a different nativity story in which Jesus is not taken to Egypt, but to Jerusalem, where Matthew's Gospel would place him in the greatest danger from Herod, and then to Nazareth.
Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt with Jesus, so Africa.
Herod the Great wanted to kill Jesus. When Joseph, Mary and Jesus fled to Egypt, Herod had no authority there. Even if he could have sent men into Egypt to kill Jesus, they probably could not have found the family.
No, Jesus was not King Herod's son. Jesus' mother was Mary, who was not related to Herod. Jesus was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, and Herod the Great was the ruler of Judea at the time of Jesus' birth.
Mary , Joseph and the baby Jesus fled in the night to Egypt.
Possibly in his 40's-50's, the Bible does not say, but Jewish extra-biblical sources say he was an older man (not aged) and Jesus had brothers and sisters, so he can't have been too old to father children.
Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt with Jesus, so Africa.
Herod the Great wanted to kill Jesus. When Joseph, Mary and Jesus fled to Egypt, Herod had no authority there. Even if he could have sent men into Egypt to kill Jesus, they probably could not have found the family.
No, Jesus was not King Herod's son. Jesus' mother was Mary, who was not related to Herod. Jesus was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, and Herod the Great was the ruler of Judea at the time of Jesus' birth.
Mary , Joseph and the baby Jesus fled in the night to Egypt.
Although it said Egypt, it is believed that the land of Goshen or the Sinai Peninsula is where Joseph, Mary and Jesus escaped.
God warned Joseph in a dream to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt to avoid the wrath of Herod.
When word got out that King Herod was after Jesus and his family, they escaped to Egypt. Jesus was thought to be the King of Kings and Herod thought of him as a threat.
Possibly in his 40's-50's, the Bible does not say, but Jewish extra-biblical sources say he was an older man (not aged) and Jesus had brothers and sisters, so he can't have been too old to father children.
The wise men warned Mary and Joseph about King Herod's intention to harm the infant Jesus. After visiting the newborn and realizing Herod's true motives, they were divinely instructed in a dream not to return to him. Consequently, Joseph was also warned in a dream to flee to Egypt with Mary and Jesus to escape Herod's decree to kill all male children in Bethlehem. This act was part of Herod's attempt to eliminate any potential rival to his throne.
It was God's way of providing money to get to Egypt, so Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus could escape Herod.
Shortly after Jesus was born, his family fled to Egypt to escape King Herod who wanted to kill Jesus because he felt he was a threat to his power after Jesus was called "The King of Kings".
Actualy Mary and Joseph fled only once to Egypt from king Herod.