Joseph took Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem when they were “betrothed” (Luke 2:5) and they got married there and participated in the “enrollment” (Luke 2:1-3, 5). The trip had a dual purpose.

The story of Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus is familiar to many, but beyond its spiritual significance, it carries valuable economic lessons. This narrative ...

“In antiquity, the most we find people traveling is 20 miles a ... trek would not have been taxing enough, Joseph and Mary could have arrived in Bethlehem to find “10,000 other people from ...

This means that Joseph has to go from Galilee south to Judea—from Nazareth to the root system of his family tree, Bethlehem—to register. Mary, in her very pregnant state, has to travel the rutted ...

headed to Bethlehem to pay what had been mandated by Caesar Augustus. The trip would take Mary and Joseph about a week to travel from Nazareth, and they probably made their way south along a route ...

In modern film parlance, Journey to Bethlehem is the "origin story" of Mary (Fiona Palomo) and Joseph (Milo Manheim) as they fall in love and deal with the fallout of God choosing her to carry his ...

Sony Pictures’ faith-focused label Affirm Films and Monarch Media have launched a trailer for Christmas musical film “Journey to Bethlehem ... the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth ...

When we celebrate a feast like the Nativity of Mary ... Bethlehem “too small to be among the clans of Judah”; there are many other complexities in the line from Abraham to David to Joseph ...