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We know very little about Joseph, including his dates of birth and death. March 19 is probably not his birthday.

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When the children of Israel left Egypt whose bones did they take with them?

The children of Israel took the bones of Joseph with them when they left Egypt. Joseph had requested his descendants to carry his bones out of Egypt and bury them in the promised land.


Was Jacob's son Joseph cremated?

No. According to the Old Testament accounts, Joseph had placed the children of Israel under oath not to bury him in Egypt (Genesis 50:24, 25; Exodus 13:19), so his body was embalmed and placed in a coffin when he died (Genesis 50:26).His body was ultimately buried in a plot of land in Shechem which his father Jacob had purchased long before (Joshua 24:32; Genesis 33:18, 19).


Did angels of the Lord come down with messages from Mary Joseph Zachariah?

Yes, according to religious texts, angels such as Gabriel came to Mary to announce the birth of Jesus. An angel also appeared to Joseph to reassure him about Mary's pregnancy, and another angel visited Zachariah to announce the birth of John the Baptist.


Which saint holds two keys?

In Matthew 16: 18-19 Our Lord appoints Peter as the head of the Church:"I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."This is the origin of Saint Peter traditionally illustrated holding keys.


Did Mary and Joseph live together before they were married?

By reading the Nativity story in Luke and Matthew we learn that first of all Joseph, Mary and Jesus traveled to Egypt for a short stay (we don't know how long) and then they returned to Nazareth and lived there for some years.