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Think you know the Nativity story? Think again.

Você acha que conhece a história da Natividade? Pense de novo.

O quanto você realmente conhece a história do nascimento de Jesus?

How Well Do You Actually Know The Story Of Jesus's Birth?

Though the Christmas carol “We Three Kings” leads you to think otherwise, the Bible actually makes no [mention](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+2&version=KJV) of the number of wise men who visited Jesus. The “Magi from the East” did, however, bring him three gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

How many wise men visited Jesus?

[Bethlehem](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2&version=NIV) is located less than 10 miles from Jerusalem.

In which city was Jesus born?

According to Luke 2, Mary "brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a [manger](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2&version=KJV)" (KJV). A manger is a feeding trough used by animals.

What word does the Bible use to describe the place of Jesus's birth?

In his book _Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives_, Pope Benedict XVI confirms their absence from the manger scene: “In the Gospels there is [no mention](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/nov/20/pope-nativity-animals) of animals.” People assume the presence of animals due to the fact that Mary “placed him in a [manger](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2&version=NIV),” or feeding trough.

Which animals were present at Jesus's birth?

Our modern conception of Jesus’s birth comes from one chapter in Luke. The Gospel of Mark [avoids](http://www.slate.com/articles/life/holidays/2012/12/why_is_christmas_in_december.html) the event entirely, while Mark and John begin with Jesus as an adult.

Which Gospel makes no mention of Jesus's birth?

According to Matthew 1, Mary and Joseph were merely pledged to be married upon discovering her pregnancy; however, they did [marry](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+1&version=NIV) before Jesus's birth.

True or false: Mary and Joseph were not married when Jesus was born.

The verse is from the [King James Version](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+1&version=KJV).

Complete Matthew 1:23: "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name \_\_\_, which being interpreted is, God with us."

The event is commonly referred to as the [Annunciation](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+1&version=KJV).

Which angel told Mary that she would give birth to Jesus?

They stayed in Egypt until after Herod's [death](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+2&version=NIV), thereby escaping the Massacre of the Innocents.

Where did Mary, Joseph, and Jesus go to escape King Herod's wrath?

The "[star](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+2)" was most likely an [astrological](http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v264/n5586/abs/264513a0.html) conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. Competing [theories](http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/the-star-of-bethlehem-top-4-celestial-suspects-photos-131224.htm) are that the star was a nova, or new star; a comet; or an aligning of Jupiter with the star Regulus.

The Star of Bethlehem guided which of the following to see Jesus?

You could've used some divine intervention tbh.

You're no wise man!

You get all the gold, frankincense, and myrrh you want!

Awesome job!

Verdadeiro ou falso: Maria e José não eram casados quando Jesus nasceu.

O quanto você realmente sabe do nascimento de Jesus?

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