Study it in the app“And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,”
He is born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger; shepherds are told a Savior has been bornWho Jesus Is
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Joseph
Joseph, the name of several men in the Bible: the son of Jacob, Mary's husband (a descendant of David), Joseph of Arimathea, and others.
Where else “Iōsēph” appearsgo up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “Anebē” appearsGalilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appearsNazareth
See it on the mapWhere else “Nazareth” appearsJudea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaian” appearsDavid
David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).
Where else “Dauid” appearscall
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaleitai” appearsBethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “Bēthleem” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appearshouse
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikou” appearsfamily, clan
Family, clan, line of descent.
Where else “patrias” appears1Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
2Nazareth
Today: Nazareth (An-Nasira), Israel
A town in lower Galilee, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the Sea of Galilee.
The angel told Mary about Jesus' birth there (Luke 1:26), and Jesus grew up there (Luke 2:39). He read from Isaiah in its synagogue (Luke 4:16).
3Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
4Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
3And all were going to be registered, each to his own town.
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5to be registered with Mary, who was engaged to him, being pregnant.
1. What it says
What sign does the angel give the shepherds to recognize the child, and what do they do afterward? (vv. 10-20)
2. What it means
What do Simeon and Anna say about the child, and why do their words amaze Joseph and Mary? (vv. 25-38)
3. How I live it
Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart (v. 19). What could you keep and ponder this week?
