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Where was Jesus Christ Born?

Where was Jesus Christ
born? He
was called Jesus of Nazareth, so where was Jesus Christ born? In Bethlehem, of course!
It is a historical fact that at the opening of that which has thereafter come
to be recognized as the 'Christian period', the Man Jesus, also known as the
Christ, was born in Bethlehem of Judea. The main data as to His birth, mortal
existence, and death are so well proven so as to become practically
indisputable; they are evidence of record, and are established as fundamentally
authentic by the civilized world as a whole.
Of course, there are differences of interpretation based on supposed
discrepancies in the records of what went before as to circumstantial details;
but such differences are of strictly minor significance, since not any of them
individually, nor all taken collectively, cast a shadow of rational doubt over
the historicity of the mortal existence of the man recognized in literature as
Jesus of Nazareth.
Joseph and Mary lived
in Nazareth
of Galilee.
They
had no interest in moving to Bethlehem,
or even going there on vacation, but there was this Emperor, Augustus, who had
this idea that he wanted to know how many subjects he had. By knowing this he
knew how much tax he could require from each part of his empire. So, in order
to comply with this sensus, Joseph and Mary had to go
to Bethlehem, since Joseph was a descendant of King David; and Bethlehem, which
was also known as 'the city of David', was the place where all of David’s
offspring were to be counted. Joseph and Mary were just going to be there for a
short while, and as quickly as possible whisk back to Nazareth to have the baby. So, where was
Jesus Christ born, do you think?
Most
likely, Joseph and Mary planned to be back in Nazareth
for the birth. If not, it would make sense if they would have gone sooner, to make sure to
have a place to stay. But clearly, they had missed one passage of scripture in
their religious education (or perhaps not);
1 NOW gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege
against us: they shall smite the judge
of Israel
with a rod upon the cheek.
2 But thou,
Bethlehem, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee
shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth
have been from of old, from everlasting. (Micah 5:1-2)
Joseph and Mary planned one thing; God said
something different: Where was Jesus Christ born, do you think?
Jesus
was born in Bethlehem
in Judea. But that was never the place where he was intended to be born by his
earthly guardians. The Bible is unclear whether he stayed in Bethlehem long after he was
presented in the temple, or whether they moved back to Nazareth.
It doesn’t really matter, for not much time has gone before a wicked king
forces them to move to Egypt.
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