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==Birth of Jesus==

The exact date of Jesus’ birth is not recorded in historical documents, though scholars estimate it took place between 6 and 4 B.C.<ref>Craig L. Blomberg, ''Jesus and the Gospels'', B&H Publishing Group, 2009, p. 222, Paradoxical as it sounds, the date of Christ's birth was probably somewhere between 6-4 BC.</ref> The [[Gospel of Matthew]] notes that Jesus was born during the reign of King [[Herod]], who ruled from 37 B.C. to 4 B.C.<ref>S. Michael Houdmann, ''Questions About Jesus Christ: The 100 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Jesus Christ'', WestBow Press, 2013, p. 70</ref>

The exact date of Jesus’ birth is not recorded in historical documents, though scholars estimate it took place between 6 and 4 B.C.<ref>Craig L. Blomberg, ''Jesus and the Gospels'', B&H Publishing Group, 2009, p. 222, Paradoxical as it sounds, the date of Christ's birth was probably somewhere between 6-4 BC.</ref> The [[The Gospel of Matthew]] notes that Jesus was born during the reign of King [[Herod]], who ruled from 37 B.C. to 4 B.C.<ref>S. Michael Houdmann, ''Questions About Jesus Christ: The 100 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Jesus Christ'', WestBow Press, 2013, p. 70</ref>

The birth of Jesus had been foretold centuries earlier. Around 700 B.C., the prophet [[Isaiah]] predicted that [[God]] Almighty would be born as ''a child'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+9%3A6&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 9:6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> while the prophet [[Book of Micah|Micah]], a contemporary of Isaiah, prophesied that the Savior would be born in Bethlehem.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+5%3A2&version=NIV |title=Micah 5:2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> In fulfillment of these prophecies, Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit through the Virgin Mary and born in a manger in Bethlehem.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A18%E2%80%9323%2C%202%3A1&version=NIV |title=Matthew 1:18–23, 2:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Although Mary and her husband Joseph resided in the region of Galilee, they traveled to Bethlehem because of a census decree issued by the Roman Emperor Augustus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A1-7&version=NIV |title=Luke 2:1–7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>[https://www.christiantoday.com/article/what.was.the.census.that.took.mary.and.joseph.to.bethlehem/141207.htm What was the Census that took Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem?], ''CHRISTIAN TODAY'', December 24, 2023</ref>

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 ==Birth of Jesus==
-The exact date of Jesus’ birth is not recorded in historical documents, though scholars estimate it took place between 6 and 4 B.C.<ref>Craig L. Blomberg, ''Jesus and the Gospels'', B&H Publishing Group, 2009, p. 222, Paradoxical as it sounds, the date of Christ's birth was probably somewhere between 6-4 BC.</ref> The [[Gospel of Matthew]] notes that Jesus was born during the reign of King [[Herod]], who ruled from 37 B.C. to 4 B.C.<ref>S. Michael Houdmann, ''Questions About Jesus Christ: The 100 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Jesus Christ'', WestBow Press, 2013, p. 70</ref>
+The exact date of Jesus’ birth is not recorded in historical documents, though scholars estimate it took place between 6 and 4 B.C.<ref>Craig L. Blomberg, ''Jesus and the Gospels'', B&H Publishing Group, 2009, p. 222, Paradoxical as it sounds, the date of Christ's birth was probably somewhere between 6-4 BC.</ref> The [[The Gospel of Matthew]] notes that Jesus was born during the reign of King [[Herod]], who ruled from 37 B.C. to 4 B.C.<ref>S. Michael Houdmann, ''Questions About Jesus Christ: The 100 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Jesus Christ'', WestBow Press, 2013, p. 70</ref>
 The birth of Jesus had been foretold centuries earlier. Around 700 B.C., the prophet [[Isaiah]] predicted that [[God]] Almighty would be born as ''a child'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+9%3A6&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 9:6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> while the prophet [[Book of Micah|Micah]], a contemporary of Isaiah, prophesied that the Savior would be born in Bethlehem.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+5%3A2&version=NIV |title=Micah 5:2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> In fulfillment of these prophecies, Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit through the Virgin Mary and born in a manger in Bethlehem.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A18%E2%80%9323%2C%202%3A1&version=NIV |title=Matthew 1:18–23, 2:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Although Mary and her husband Joseph resided in the region of Galilee, they traveled to Bethlehem because of a census decree issued by the Roman Emperor Augustus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A1-7&version=NIV |title=Luke 2:1–7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>[https://www.christiantoday.com/article/what.was.the.census.that.took.mary.and.joseph.to.bethlehem/141207.htm What was the Census that took Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem?], ''CHRISTIAN TODAY'', December 24, 2023</ref>

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