The Birth of Jesus

The Messiah arrives not in a palace but in a feeding trough, because there was no room anywhere else.

Birth of JesusNew Testament

What Happened

A Roman census forces Joseph and a very pregnant Mary to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem, Joseph's ancestral town. When they arrive, there's no space for them in the guest quarters. Mary gives birth to her firstborn son, wraps him in strips of cloth, and lays him in a manger. The King of kings enters the world in the most humble way imaginable.

Read It

Luke

The Night Everything Changed

A birth story everyone thinks they know — and it didn't happen in a palace. A baby born in a feeding trough, angels showing up to overnight shepherds, an old man who'd been waiting his whole life, and a twelve-year-old who already understood something his parents couldn't.

Key People

JesusMaryJosephCaesar Augustus

Key Places

Bethlehem Nazareth

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