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Mary Gives Birth In Bethlehem, Where She And Joseph Went Because of The Roman Census

Now it came about during those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus[a] that all the world should be registered[b]. This first[c] registration took place while Quirinius was being-governor of Syria.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:1 This Roman emperor, also known as Octavian, ruled from 27 b.c to a.d. 14.
  2. Luke 2:1 Or, enrolled, listed on a census roll.
  3. Luke 2:2 Or, This was the first registration while. This was in about 4 b.c. A second, or a finishing of this first one, took place in a.d. 6, and is mentioned in Act 5:37.

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