In the New Testament of the Bible, Jesus is described as being the Messiah (the Christ) who was promised by the prophets of the Old Testament of the Bible. Jesus is fully God and fully human. God allowed himself to be born as a person so that he could live among people, teach people about God's plan of salvation, and die for our sins. Because Jesus also is human, he is called the Son of God and the Son of Man.
Jesus was born to a woman named Mary about 2000 years ago in the town of Bethlehem, which is near Jerusalem, in Israel.
At the time of Jesus' birth, Mary was a virgin who was engaged to a man named Joseph. While pregnant, Mary and Joseph traveled south from Nazareth to Bethlehem, to take part in a Roman census.
After arriving in Bethlehem, they took shelter where they could find it, in a stable. It was there that Mary gave birth to Jesus.
The miracle of the virgin birth of Jesus is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament of the Bible. In the Gospel of Matthew, it says:
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. 20 But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
22 Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel,” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
24 Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; 25 and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus. (Matthew 1:18-25, WEB)
Read more about the virgin birth: The original Christmas story
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