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# Joseph (NT) #
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## Facts: ##
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Joseph was Jesus' earthly father and raised him as his son. He was a righteous man who worked as a carpenter.
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* Joseph was engaged to a Jewish girl named Mary, whom God had chosen to be the mother of Jesus the Messiah.
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* An angel told Joseph that the Holy Spirit had miraculously caused Mary to be pregnant, and that Mary's baby was the Son of God.
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* After Jesus was born, an angel warned Joseph to take the baby and Mary to Egypt in order to escape from Herod.
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* Joseph and his family lived in the city of Nazareth of Galilee where he earned a living doing carpentry work.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))
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(See also: [Christ, Messiah](../kt/christ.md) **·** [galilee](../other/galilee.md),[Jesus](../kt/jesus.md) **·** [nazareth](../other/nazareth.md) **·** [Son of God, the Son](../kt/sonofgod.md) **·** [virgin](../other/virgin.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [John 01:43-45](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jhn/01/43)
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* [Luke 01:26-29](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/01/26)
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* [Luke 02:4-5](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/02/04)
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* [Luke 02:15-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/02/15)
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* [Matthew 01:18-19](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/01/18)
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* [Matthew 01:24-25](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/01/24)
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* [Matthew 02:19-21](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/02/19)
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* [Matthew 13:54-56](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/13/54)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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__*[22-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/22-04)__ She (Mary) was a virgin and was engaged to be married to a man named __Joseph__.
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__*[23-01](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/23-01)__ __Joseph__, the man Mary was engaged to, was a righteous man. When he heard that Mary was pregnant, he knew it was not his baby. He did not want to shame her, so he planned to quietly divorce her.
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__*[23-02](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/23-02)__ The angel said, "__Joseph__, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. The baby in her body is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son. Name him Jesus (which means, 'Yahweh saves'), because he will save the people from their sins."
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__*[23-03](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/23-03)__ So __Joseph__ married Mary and took her home as his wife, but he did not sleep with her until she had given birth.
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__*[23-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/23-04)__ __Joseph__ and Mary had to make a long journey from where they lived in Nazareth to Bethlehem because their ancestor was David whose hometown was Bethlehem.
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__*[26-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/26-04)__ Jesus said, "The words I just read to you are happening right now." All the people were amazed. "Isn't this the son of __Joseph__?" they said.
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