Q. Did King Herod try to kill Jesus?
Herod ruled Judea from 37 BC. The Bible says he initiated a murder of all the infants in Bethlehem in an attempt to get rid of the baby Jesus.
Q. What King did the wise men meet along the way?
King Herod
Q. What was the real intention of Herod?
He wanted his own sons to inherit his throne. Herod asked his scribes and advisors about this Christ King. They told him of a prophesy that the King would be born in Bethlehem, in Judea.
Q. Why did Herod say he wanted to find Jesus?
Jesus was born in Bethlehem when Herod was king of Judea . Herod asked the visitors to let him know exactly where the child was, so he too could worship him.
Q. Who was the first person to see Jesus when he was born?
St. Mary Magdalene
Q. What is the name of Jesus wife?
Mary Magdalene
Q. Who was present for the birth of Jesus?
The wise men Where Luke has shepherds visit the baby, a symbol of Jesus’s importance for ordinary folk, Matthew has magi (wise men) from the east bring Jesus royal gifts. There were probably not three magi and they were not kings.
Q. Was Jesus born in a stable or a cave?
Luke 1:26–27 states that Mary originally lived in Nazareth at the time of the Annunciation, before the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. In the 2nd century, Justin Martyr stated that Jesus had been born in a cave outside the town, while the Protoevangelium of James described a legendary birth in a cave nearby.
Q. What was Jesus born in a stable?
The birth of Christ may be the most famous Bible story of all, reprised annually in nativity scenes across the world each Christmas: Jesus was born in a stable, because there was no room at the inn.
Q. Why did God allow Jesus to be born in a stable?
Jesus became poor for a reason – so that we could become rich. In his birth, Jesus not only embraced poverty, but also humility. God allowed his son to be born in the humblest of circumstances. God found a dirty stable full of animals to welcome His Son into the world.
Q. Who was Jesus father?
Joseph
Q. Who was the king of Judea when Jesus was born?
Herod the Great
Q. What does the Bible say about Bethlehem?
The Hebrew Bible, which says that the city of Bethlehem was built up as a fortified city by Rehoboam, identifies it as the city David was from and where he was crowned as the king of Israel. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke identify Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus.
Q. How many babies were killed in Bethlehem?
Coptic sources raised this to 144,000 and placed the event on 29 December. The Catholic Encyclopedia (1907–12) suggested that probably only between six and twenty children were killed in the town, with a dozen or so more in the surrounding areas.
