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The Birth of Jesus

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree
that a census should be taken
of the entire Roman world. 
(This was the first census that took place
while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 
And everyone went to their own town to register.

So Joseph also went up
from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea,
to Bethlehem the town of David,
because he belonged to the house and line of David.
He went there to register with Mary,
who was pledged to be married to him
and was expecting a child.
While they were there,
the time came for the baby to be born,
and she gave birth to her firstborn,
a son.
She wrapped him in cloths
and placed him in a manger,
because there was no guest room available for them.
(Luke 2:1-7 NIV)*