The details of the trip to Egypt made by Jesus, Mary and Joseph are not included in the Bible, which has only one reference to “the flight into Egypt” in Matthew 2:13-2:15.

A painting dating from the 18th or 19th century depicts the Bible's Holy Family, Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus, during their time in Egypt, as shown in an exhibition at the Coptic Museum in ...

In their biblical round-trip to Egypt, Mary and her son Jesus are said to have also once embarked on an extensive trip of 2,000 km from Palestine to Egypt and back. It is said they spent three ...

The Jesus of Matthew’s Gospel was simply repeating the experience of the Jewish people who also took refuge in Egypt. The Egyptians, like many Americans today, exploited these immigrants ...

Jesus understood first-hand (or, if he was very young in Egypt, second-hand) the plight of a refugee. I agree. But, would Jesus have wanted to stay in Egypt? Would he have insisted on living in Egypt?

Egypt is familiar turf for Christians, ... Joseph who saved the populace from a devastating drought, and the Holy Family’s sojourn with baby Jesus.

Child Jesus in Egypt. Old Cairo has a significant place in the Bible, where the Holy Family sought refuge to escape persecution. Vijaya Pratap.

The Gospel of Luke includes no flight to Egypt, no paranoid King Herod, no murder of children and no wise men visiting baby Jesus. Jesus is born in a manger because all the travelers overcrowded ...

JESUS IN EGYPT: Discovering the Secrets of Christ's Childhood Years Paul Perry, . . Ballantine, $24.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-345-45145-3 ...

Do they not realize that Baby Jesus was a Dreamer in Egypt? The Jesus of Matthew’s Gospel was simply repeating the experience of the Jewish people who also took refuge in Egypt.