[SamuraiScot]

she did travel to Bethlehem and have an anchor baby there.

Good line. Wit aside, some folks tend to forget why Mary and Joseph went there: They had to register for a new tax by reporting to the authorities in the city where the husband's family came from. Which in St. Joseph's case was Jerusalem, since he was a descendant of King David. You could say Jesus was the very opposite of an anchor baby. He was coming home.

[A_perfect_lady]

Which in St. Joseph's case was Jerusalem, since he was a descendant of King David.

I thought Joseph wasn't his real dad.

[editor-surveyor]

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They were there for the feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot).

A celebration at the time Mesiach was to be born.

The census (not a tax) was done at that time because that was when everyone had to be in Jerusalem at that time (Romans weren’t totally stupid).
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[bgill]

You could say Jesus was the very opposite of an anchor baby. He was coming home.

Hey, now, those are just Mexicans coming home to Aztlan. All the southwestern states belong to Mexico so the illegal voting is from gringos. Viva la Reconquista!

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