How long was Jesus in Bethlehem?

Answer 1

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)

Answer 2

AnswerAccording to Luke's Gospel, Joseph, Mary and Jesus left Bethlehem within a few weeks of the birth, as soon as the time had arrived for her purification. they travelled to Jerusalem and then left peacefully to go home to Galilee.

According to Matthew's Gospel, Joseph, Mary and Jesus fled to Egypt from Bethlehem when King Herod ordered the slaughter of all the infants under two years old. This implies that Jesus was no longer a new-born baby, but that less than two years had gone by.

Answer 3

A:Not according to The Bible.

Luke's Gospel, in its nativity account, says that when Mary's time for purification had finished, the young family travelled to Jerusalem to present Jesus at the Temple, then travelled home to Nazareth in Galilee. They returned to Jerusalem each year for the Passover, but Bethlehem was out of the way and there is no suggestion that the family ever took Jesus there again.

Matthew's Gospel, in its nativity account, says that Bethlehem, not Nazareth, was the hole town of Mary and Joseph. They continued to live there after the birth of Jesus until Jospeh was warned in a dream that Herod intended to have Jesus killed, upon which they fled to Egypt. After Herod's death they began the return journey but, before they reached Bethlehem, Herod was again warned in a dream and so they turned aside and travelled to a new home in Nazareth in Galilee instead.

None of the gospels mentions Jesus going to Bethlehem during the time of his mission.

Answer 4

A:The Gospel of Luke says that Mary, Joseph and Jesus went from Bethlehem to Jerusalem a few days after Jesus' birth to present him at the Temple, then returned to their home in Nazareth in Galilee. The family travelled to Jerusalem every year for the Passover, at least until Jesus was twelve years old, but had no reason to go to Bethlehem and is not reported as having done so.

The Gospel of Matthew says that Mary, Joseph and Jesus fled from Bethlehem to Egypt for fear of King Herod, who wished to have Jesus killed. They remained in Egypt, probably for several years, until the death of Herod. They then began the return journey to their home in Bethlehem but, being warned in a dream, turned aside and travelled to Nazareth in Galilee instead. Once in Galilee, they would have feared to travel to Judea. In this account, the young family would certainly not have returned to Bethlehem.

The gospels all seem to provide a full account of the later mission of Jesus, with no record of his ever returning to Bethlehem.

Answer 5

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but it is not certain how long he stayed there after his birth. The Bible records that the Holy Family later moved to Egypt for a period of time before returning to settle in Nazareth.