Talk:Bethlehem of Galilee

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If Mary in advanced pregnancy had to travel to Bethlehem from Nazareth it makes sense that she would have gone to nearby Bethlehem of Galilee and not the distant Bethlehem of Judea.

However the Christian church wished to link Jesus to King David of Bethlehem in Judea and so probably rewrote history.

Jesus is clearly identified in the Gospels as coming from Galilee where he was active for most of his life.

According to the geneology of the Christ, we know that Joseph was a decendant of Judah, not Zebulun. Jews were ordered to return to each person's town of ancestry during the census. When Joseph and Mary traveled for this purpose, they surely would have gone to the Bethlehem in Judea. This is both prophesy and history. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.209.185.59 (talk) 01:46, 29 March 2010 (UTC)