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  1. Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is a central figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto.

  2. Dec 21, 2022 · The Betrothal of Mary and Joseph in the Bible. In his BAR article, Fiensy discusses first-century Jewish weddings. Here, we highlight five aspects of the courtship process: (1) Family Ties. The adage “you marry the family” was even more true in Mary and Joseph’s time than today.

  3. Nov 9, 2023 · Mary and Joseph are two of the greatest displays of faith in the entire Bible. They get overshadowed by Jesus, understandably, but their response is simply incredible. Mary submitted to God and accepted the role he had given her.

  4. The Birth of Jesus Foretold. 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David.

  5. Jun 28, 2004 · While it was still night, Joseph gathered some of his belongings together, took Mary and Jesus, left for Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This is worth noting. Mary is the more prominent figure in the Christmas story, yet Joseph is the one to whom God gave his instructions.

  6. Dec 20, 2022 · In the tradition of ancient Jewish people, Mary and Joseph became betrothed, the first part of a two-stage Jewish wedding ceremony. For the initial part, called the erusin, Joseph would give a...

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  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Saint_JosephSaint Joseph - Wikipedia

    Joseph ( Hebrew: יוסף, romanized : Yosef; Greek: Ἰωσήφ, romanized : Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. [2]

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