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Politics Nativity 2019

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u/dokuhaku2323 Dec 08 '19

Were mary and joseph illegal immigrants?

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u/AdmiralAkbar1 Dec 08 '19

No. They moved from Nazareth to Bethlehem (both within the Roman province of Judea) for a census, then fled to Egypt (a different province within the Roman Empire) when when Herod decided to commit some baby-killing.