Where did Mary Jesus and Joseph travel to immediately after Jesus' birth?

Answer 1

AnswerIn Luke's Gospel, Nazareth was the home town of Mary and Joseph. Forty days after the birth of Jesus, they took him to the Temple in Jerusalem, then returned immediately to their home in Nazareth.

In Matthew's Gospel, Bethlehem was the home town of Mary and Joseph. Some time after Jesus was born, they fled from Bethlehem to Egypt, for fear of King Herod, and remained there for several years until Herod had died. After Herod's death, they began the return journey to Bethlehem but, being warned in a dream, turned aside and travelled to Nazareth in Galilee.

Answer 2

1. The first place Mary, Jesus and Joseph 'traveled' was into a 'house'.

2. Then after the astrologers left, Joseph was warned by God, to take his family to Egypt.

Jesus, of course, was born in a stable, but by the time the astrologers(often called 'the three kings' or 'wise men'), found Jesus, his family had moved into a HOUSE, and Jesus was now a YOUNG CHILD. Matthew 2:11&12

Next, with Herod trying to kill Jesus(now a toddler), Joseph was warned to take his family to Egypt until Herod died. (Matthew 2:13-15)

Answer 3

Matthew's GospelBethlehem was the home town of Joseph and Mary. After the birth of Jesus they fled to Egypt, for fear of King Herod. They returned after the death of Herod but, being warned in a dream, turned aside and went to Nazareth in Galilee. Luke's GospelNazareth was the home town of Joseph and Mary. Shortly after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, they went to Jerusalem to present Jesus in the Temple, then returned home immediately to Nazareth.

Answer 4

After the visit by the three wise men, Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt.

Another Answer:

The Scripture NEVER stays that there were 3 Wise Men but like in Matthew 2:1 we read, "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold WISE MEN (plural: 2 or more) from the East (Greek word is 'ton anatolon' meaning 'Far East') came to Jerusalem...' The end of verse 2 uses a different Greek word for 'East' as 'te anatole' which means west of the Magi or Parthian Empire 250 BC - 226 AD. Strange as it might sound but the Lost 10 Tribes of Israel from the Assyrian dispersion of 721-718 BC were in this area at that time as Josephus Flavius notes. It is in the Caspian Sea area. So if Christ came 1st to the Jews and then to the Lost House of Israel, wouldn't it seem appropriate that the Magi or representatives of the 10 Lost Tribes came to honor their King? Food for thought :)

Now this is interesting too as it is never taught in mainstream Christianity. In Matthew 2:13-14 when the angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream saying, "Arise, take the YOUNG CHILD (not an INFANT) and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the YOUNG CHILD to destroy Him. Indeed Herod determined when the star appeared (Matthew 2:7) and ordered all males 2 YEARS or younger killed. He had information that the child might be a toddler so he slaughtered all he could to avoid a 'new' KING to his throne. Josephus mentions this in his, 'Antiquities of the Jews, XVII, VI, 4 putting this date about 13 March 4 BC due to the Lunar Eclipse then. If Jesus was born in Autumn 5BC as many Scholars believe, then Jesus was a toddler and NOT AN INFANT. So much for the Manger imagery that is dividing this nation.

Answer 5

They took him and escaped to Egypt so he would not be killed.