Yes, there was a mandatory census so they could be counted. They traveled a long way, too!
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem because Octavian made all Jewish people go back to Bethlehem for a census (count of how many Jewish people there were)Another perspective: Jesus was born in Bethlehem so that prophecy would be fulfilled. Micah 5:2 - "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting." [NKJV]Because God so decided it and thus it was prophesied in Mcah 5.2
Because of the place they first were living, in Nazareth, they spoke Koine Greek, which was the language of the Government. They had to speak Hebrew to be able to go to the temple for worship, or to read the Holy Writings. They were in Egypt for a while, so they had to at least speak a little Egyptian and possibly other languages that are dead now. Although Greek was the international language of the New Testament period, most historians say that Jesus also spoke Aramaic at home with Joseph and Mary.
Bob and Mary go to the movies every Saturday. Bob and Mary is the compound subject; go is the plural verb.
No record of this in the Bible
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