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Luke 2:5

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to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.

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The Roman Empire of the New TestamentThe Roman Empire around the Mediterranean, the political world of the New Testament.
The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Luke 2:5 mentions Bethlehem, Galilee, Jerusalem, Judea, Nazareth and Syria.

Bethlehem · Berthold Werner
Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש
Jerusalem · Godot13
Judea · Davidbena

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