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1 | when was Jesus born?? | Luke | sandee | 230586 | ||
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2 | when was Jesus born?? | Luke | HOTH | 230587 | ||
Hi Sandee, When was Jesus born? We know that King Herod was alive when Jesus was born and most researchers place Herod’s death at 4 BC and it is believed that Jesus was born shortly before Herod’s death. The scriptures do not give a specific date for the birth of Jesus, but does give clues as to the time of year. He could not have been born in December because the shepherds were still out in the desert with their sheep. Adam Clarke writes regarding this: “It was a custom among the Jews to send out their sheep to the deserts [wilderness], about the passover [sic], and bring them home at the commencement of the first rain: during the time they were out, the shepherds watched them night and day. As the passover [sic] occurred in the spring, and the first rain began early in the month of Marchesvan, which answers to part of our October and November, we find that the sheep were kept out in the open country during the whole of the summer. And as these shepherds had not yet brought home their flocks, it is a presumptive argument that October had not yet commenced, and that, consequently, our Lord was not born on the 25th of December, when no flocks were out in the fields; nor could He have been born later than September, as the flocks were still in the fields by night. On this very ground the nativity in December should be given up. The feeding of the flocks by night in the fields is a chronological fact, which casts considerable light on this disputed point.” (Clarke's Commentary, vol. V, p. 370) Luke wrote his book in chronological order and provides clues as to the time of year that Jesus was born. (Luke 1:5 to 2:8). These clues are as follows: 1. John the Baptist was born about 6 months before Jesus. 2. Mary conceived in the sixth month of her cousin Elizabeth’s pregnancy. 3. Elizabeth conceived after her husband Zacharias, a priest, returned home from Jerusalem after performing his duties at the Temple. 4. Zacharias performed his duties during the course of Abijah. 1 Chronicles 24 lists the 24-weekly courses that the priests served at the Temple. Abijah was the 8th course. Research has shown that the course that Zacharias served would be June 3-17 on the Julian calendar, after which he would have returned home and Elizabeth would have conceived, likely June 18 – July 1, 5 BC. This would place Elizabeth’s 6th month as December and the period when Mary would have conceived. Mary’s pregnancy would then have run to September, 4 BC. An additional point is that Joseph and Mary were required to travel to Bethlehem to pay their taxes. This activity would normally take place after the fall harvest, when the farmers had most of their income, but before the winter months when travel would have been difficult. Hoth |
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3 | when was Jesus born?? | Luke | melissa44 | 230669 | ||
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4 | when was Jesus born?? | Luke | BradK | 230677 | ||
Hi Melissa, Per Lockman, "Postings must be Biblically based and not opposing the Bible's sole authority (sola Scriptura), Christianity, or the deity of Jesus Christ. Whenever possible, postings should include supporting Bible references." I realize you're new to this Forum, but there are some guidelines to be observed. You may be well-served to read the About Forum and Terms of Use if you haven't already done so:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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