Why did Jesus go to Bethlehem?

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Hi, I'm busy doing bible studies, and I have many questions. One of them is: why did Jesus choose to go to Bethlehem of all places?

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Carmen Slabbert

Thursday, August 12, 2021

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When reading the Christian Bible book Luke, it becomes clear that Joseph and Mary had to go back to Joseph’s ancestral hometown for a census, and this is where Jesus was born.  The Bible never mentions whether Jesus went back to Bethlehem after that.

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