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We call it that, but Jesus was born somewhere around 5 BC



I know this is very HN, but I thought it was about 6AD - there is some evidence of Herod running a census around then IIRR. (And no Joseph and Mary would not have had to travel for the census - that woukd defeat the point of a census ... It seems that is just a way to get Jesus born in Bethlehem as opposed to out of the way nowhere Nazareth).


Wikipedia says between 4 and 6 BC, based on a few different reasons

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_birth_of_Jesus


pics or it didn't happen




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