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Aug 4, 2015 · The direct distance, as the crow flies, from Nazareth to Bethlehem is about 70 miles. Mary and Joseph probably walked more than 90 miles before they reached their resting place at the stable.
Nov 9, 2023 · The distance between Bethlehem and Nazareth is approximately 111 kilometers (or roughly 69 miles) if traveling by road. However, if we could fly like a bird straight from one place to another – what we call “as the crow flies”, this distance shrinks down to around 97 kilometers or close to 60 miles. By Amey Myers.
- Jesus Is Circumcised
- Presented to God
- Back to Bethlehem
- Mass Murder
- Return to Bethlehem?
- A Long Journey
Jesus' birth, which occurs on or around the Feast of Trumpets (September 2 in 5 B.C.) fulfills the prophecy found in Micah 5:2. Joseph, on the eighth day after Mary gives birth, takes the family to Jerusalem so that the Lord can be circumcised according to the law of God (Luke 2:21).
Forty days after Jesus is born, fulfilling the purification requirement of Leviticus 12, Mary and Joseph travel to Jerusalem's temple to present him before God. The trip is only 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) long. His parents make an offering to the temple of two young birds. It is during their visit that a priest named Simeon prophesied about Jesus' mi...
In Bethlehem, Jesus' family is living in a home and not a stable (Matthew 2:11). The wise men (Magi) from the East, guided by a star (an angel), arrive to worship the King of Kings with Mary in attendance. After the wise men leave, Joseph is told (in a dream) to flee to Egypt (verse 13). He is informed of this because Herod the Great will soon issu...
Herod's cruel actions fulfill a prophecy regarding the slaughter of innocent children (Jeremiah 31:15). Their journey from Bethlehem to what is Egyptian-controlled territory (which was outside the jurisdiction of Herod) was at least 65 kilometers (40 miles). After Herod dies in early 4 B.C., Joseph has a dream where an angel tells him it is safe to...
However, as Mary and Joseph approach Judea, it is discovered that Herod Archelaus, the eldest surviving son of Herod the Great, is the new ruler of the area. Like his father, Archelaus rules with tyranny and cruelty. John Gills' Exposition of the Bible states that one time he sent his entire army into Jerusalem's temple, at Passover, in order to ki...
The travels of Mary and Joseph from Egyptian territory all the way north to Nazareth is a journey of more than 140 miles (225 kilometers, see Luke 2:39 - 40)! Jesus spends his childhood and young adult years living in Nazareth (which fulfills the prophecy stated in Matthew 2:23). After the death of his step-father sometime between his 12th and 30th...
Distances. From Jerusalem to: Bethany - 2 miles. Bethlehem - 6 miles. Bethphage - 1 mile. Caesarea - 57 miles. Caesarea Philippi - 105 miles. Capernaum - 85 miles. Dead Sea - 6 miles. Emmaus - 16 miles. Jericho - 15 miles. Joppa - 35 miles. Jordan River - 21 miles. Mediterranean Sea - 37 miles. Salim - 50 miles. Samaria - 36 miles.
The distance between Nazareth and Bethlehem spans approximately 70 miles, leading pilgrims through breathtaking landscapes and captivating towns along the way. It’s a journey filled with symbolism, mirroring the arduous trek undertaken by Mary and Joseph as they sought shelter before the birth of Jesus.
Jun 29, 2021 · The complex presentation of the origins of Jesus in the books of the Gospel embodies a tension between continuity and rupture, old and new, expectation and surprise in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Two places, Nazareth and Bethlehem, characterise this tension that is fundamental to the relationship between the two covenants ...
Jan 24, 2017 · Distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem: 80 miles. “So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Bethlehem the town of David…” (Luke 2:4)
