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She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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The 'Inn' Was a Caravanserai
Commentators clarify that the "inn" was not a modern hotel but a public caravanserai (or khan). With the town full for the census, the only available space was in the area designated for animals. The manger, a feeding trough, served as a practical and humble crib for the newborn Jesus. This setting reflects humble necessity rather than a specific act of cruelty by an innkeeper.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Her first-born son. Whether Mary had any other children has been a matter of controversy. The obvious meaning of the Bible is that she did…
Her firstborn (τον πρωτοτοκον). The expression naturally means that she afterwards had other children and we read of brothers and …
19th Century
Anglican
She brought forth her first-born son.—On the question whether anything may be inferred from the word “first-born,” regarding the s…
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Baptist
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was …
Luke does not say how long in advance of Jesus’ birth Joseph left for Bethlehem nor why he took Mary with him. It is possible that he used the empe…
16th Century
Protestant
Because there was no room for them in the inn—we see here not only the great poverty of Joseph, but also the cruel tyranny that admitted n…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And she brought forth her firstborn son At Bethlehem, as was predicted; and the Jews themselves own, that the Messia…
The fullness of time had now come, when God would send forth his Son, made of a woman, and made under the law. The circumstances of his bi…
