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1 | What month was Jesus born in? | Bible general Archive 2 | kyd37 | 103727 | ||
What month was Jesus born in? | ||||||
2 | What month was Jesus born in? | Bible general Archive 2 | Michael Draves | 103765 | ||
Jewish tradition is that the Messiah or Moshiach would be born on the Ninth of Ab (Tish b'av) which they hold as a day of mourning for the destruction of the first two temples. This year Tish b'av was August 7th. | ||||||
3 | What month was Jesus born in? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103773 | ||
Hi Michael! I had to go to http://www.shevetjewishmeditation.org/tishabav.shtml because Tish b'av added a whole new area to the question :) Very interesting indeed. Thank you. ***There are two aspects of Tish b'Av which suggest this meaning of the day. First, the day is considered a “moad”, which is a holiday--on such days we do not say Tachanun, the prayers of supplication and forgiveness. Second, there is the tradition that people wash their floors in the afternoon of the day, in expectation of the final redemption. It is passed down that the Messiah will be born on Tish b'Av, and thus bringing with him the redemption. The day, then, has an intrinsic meaning of transformation and hope, and can be seen as an opportunity to give birth to the messiah in each of us, that person who is unconditionally loving and recognizes the divine soul of every person.*** The only thing that I find ironic about this Jewish belief that the Messiah is going to be born on this day, is if they miscalculated initial coming, how can they possibly have the correct date? Don't answer... that one was rhetorical. Thank you though for adding more insight into the Jewish aspect of things Christian. God Bless you, -Kathy |
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