At the time of Luke's journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph were only bethrothed, and Mary was still a virgin. We can assume that they were both in their teens, with Mary probably in her early teens. Their parents would likely still have been alive and less than forty years old. If there really was a census during the reign of King Herod, something most scholars dipute strongly, then Joseph's parents would have been expected to go Bethlehem as well. Tradition tends to support the notion that Mary was also descended from King David, although The Bible is silent on this, in which case we could also expect her parents to travel to Bethlehem as well. However, for some reason, Luke's Gospel makes no mention of the extended family travelling together to Bethlehem.
Mary and Joseph's journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, was approximately 70-90 miles. They likely traveled by foot or on a donkey, which would have taken them several days to complete.
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.
Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt with Jesus, so Africa.
Josephs and Marys hometown was Bethelehem.
The Bible does not explicitly state that Mary rode a donkey to Bethlehem. The mention of a donkey in relation to Mary's journey to Bethlehem comes from Christian tradition and popular belief rather than direct biblical text. The Gospel of Luke simply states that Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem, but the mode of transportation is not specified.
Mary and Joseph's journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, was approximately 70-90 miles. They likely traveled by foot or on a donkey, which would have taken them several days to complete.
Mary traveled to Bethlehem by riding on a donkey with Joseph.
Mary and Joseph lived in the town of Nazareth.
Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem to register for taxes, as mandated by the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus. This journey fulfilled the prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, as Jesus was born there.
The Lord Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem near Jerusalem, not Iraq. He was discovered with his parents Joseph and Mary. They had wrapped him in swaddling clothes and lay him in a manger
Mary's hometown was in Bethlehem.
Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem , as it was told to go to their respective hometowns for the census.
In those days they did not have surnames like today.
She traveled there with her husband Joseph, whose family was from Bethlehem.
Mary gave birth to Jesus in a manger in Bethlehem.
Joseph's ancestral home was Bethlehem. However, at the time he took Mary as his wife he was living in Nazareth.
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.