Joseph went with Mary to Bethlehem on purpose to be registered as a resident of that city. The decision they made was to live in Bethlehem so that when her child came forth, that child would be known to have been born there. This is a deliberate thing they did as a young couple; it's not like we usually tell the story.
Are there parallels between Jesus’s birth in a cave, resting in a stone manger, his burial in a tomb, and his resting place on a stone? Dr. Jeffrey Chadwick explores the possibilities of census, housing, and manger traditions in the ancient Levant.
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