Comments on: Joseph Called Bethlehem Home?

By: Arthur

Arthur — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:45:00 +0000

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By: Arthur

Arthur — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:45:48 +0000

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By: Graham Lea

Graham Lea — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:09:00 +0000

I've heard before that the word translated in most English bibles as "the inn" ("She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." Luke 2:7) pretty much means "Guest Room" and was used in Greek to describe both a room in a Hotel and the room where guests would stay in your own house.

It is likely that Joseph & Mary DID stay with Joseph's family but, because of the census and hence the number of people that would have been there, they weren't able to fit in the guest room, so slept in the animal room. (I have also heard that Israeli houses typically had a room in the house where the animals slept.)

By: Graham Lea

Graham Lea — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:09:00 +0000

I’ve heard before that the word translated in most English bibles as “the inn” (“She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7) pretty much means “Guest Room” and was used in Greek to describe both a room in a Hotel and the room where guests would stay in your own house.

It is likely that Joseph & Mary DID stay with Joseph’s family but, because of the census and hence the number of people that would have been there, they weren’t able to fit in the guest room, so slept in the animal room. (I have also heard that Israeli houses typically had a room in the house where the animals slept.)

By: Cherie

Cherie — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:47:00 +0000

Wasn't Bethlehem the ancestral home of Joseph? Not his hometown necessarily? I could be wrong. For instance if I charted back my relatives to where my great great great great grandpappy lived there might not be anyone there who knew me?

By: Cherie

Cherie — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:47:00 +0000

Wasn’t Bethlehem the ancestral home of Joseph? Not his hometown necessarily? I could be wrong. For instance if I charted back my relatives to where my great great great great grandpappy lived there might not be anyone there who knew me?