A Miraculous Birth
Finally , around two thousand years ago , in ancient Israel , an angel appeared to a young virgin in a small town called Nazareth . The angel told her she would have a child whom she should name “ Jesus ” because
“ The virgin Mary gives birth to Jesus in Bethlehem ” ( Luke 2:1-7 )
He would “ save His people from their sins .” Because of a government ordered census at the time , Mary and the man she was engaged to , Joseph , had to travel to Joseph ’ s hometown , Bethlehem , to be counted .
While there , Mary gave birth to the child Jesus in a lowly cow stable in fulfillment of all the promises made over thousands of years ( Luke 2:1-8 ). That night , angels appeared in the sky to shepherds in Bethlehem
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