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THE STORY OF JESUS' BIRTH AND FAMILY WHEN WAS JESUS BORN? - Matthew 2:1 (NIV) After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.". [NOTES: King Herod the Great died about 4 BCE. If the Magi came from the east, they would have been going westward.] WHEN WAS JESUS BORN? - Luke 2:1-3 (NIV) 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/Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. [NOTE: This census took place in 6 CE.] WHO WAS JESUS' GRANDFATHER? - Matthew 1:16 Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. [NOTE: Matthew's list differs from the list of David's descendants in 1 Chron
