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The presentation in the temple
Joseph and Mary brought the infant Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord and offer the sacrifice the law required of a poor family. Simeon, promised he would see the Lord's Christ, took the child in his arms and called Him a light for the nations; the prophetess Anna gave thanks and spoke of Him to all who waited for redemption.
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The flight to Egypt
Warned in a dream, Joseph took the child and His mother to Egypt by night. Herod, enraged at the magi, had every boy in Bethlehem two years old and under killed. After Herod's death Joseph brought the family back to the land of Israel and settled in Nazareth in Galilee.
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Herod the Great
Herod the Great was the Rome-appointed king of Judea at the time of Jesus' birth. Disturbed by the magi's question about a newborn king, he tried to use them to find the child, then ordered the killing of the boys of Bethlehem. He died soon after, and Joseph brought the family back from Egypt.
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Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth is the center of the Christian faith and of FaithGraph. The Gospels present Him as the promised Messiah of Israel, the eternal Word made flesh, who taught, healed, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, rose bodily on the third day, and commissioned His followers to carry the good news to all nations.
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Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary was a young woman of Nazareth, betrothed to Joseph, who received the angel Gabriel's announcement that she would conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and name Him Jesus. Luke records her consent and her song of praise; John places her at the cross.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a town in the Judean hills south of Jerusalem. It was the hometown of David and, according to Matthew and Luke, the birthplace of Jesus. The prophet Micah named it as the place from which Israel's ruler would come.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the city David made his capital and where Solomon built the temple. In the Gospels it is where Jesus taught in the temple, shared the Last Supper, was tried, crucified, and rose, and where the church was born at Pentecost.
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Connections around The visit of the magi
The presentation in the temple precedes The visit of the magi
Historical inferenceMedium confidenceMatthew's magi find a child in a house and Herod targets boys up to two years old, which suggests a visit some time after the forty-day presentation. Luke 2:39 moves the family directly to Nazareth, so the ordering is a harmonization choice.
Evidence:Other responsible views
- Magi before the presentation: Some harmonizations place the magi within the first weeks in Bethlehem, before the trip to the temple, and the flight to Egypt after it.
The visit of the magi precedes The flight to Egypt
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe angel's warning to Joseph comes after the magi have gone.
Evidence:Herod the Great participates in The visit of the magi
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceHerod receives the magi, consults the scribes, and sends the visitors to Bethlehem with a false request.
Evidence:Jesus participates in The visit of the magi
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe magi find the child with His mother and worship Him.
Evidence:Mary, mother of Jesus participates in The visit of the magi
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceMatthew names Mary as present when the magi enter the house.
Evidence:The visit of the magi occurs at Bethlehem
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe magi are sent to Bethlehem and find the child there.
Evidence:The visit of the magi occurs at Jerusalem
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe magi first arrive in Jerusalem and are interviewed there by Herod.
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