The Birth of Jesus Christ | Christmas Story for Kids | Animated Children’s Bible Stories Holy Tales

Watch other amazing Bible Stories like Dniel and the Lion’s Den, Miracles of jesus Christ, Birth of Jesus, Cain ad Abel, Noahs Ark, Joseph, Moses and many more - The History behind the Birth of Jesus in the Christmas Story The census that was ordered by Caesar Augustus was the first of its kind. It was done because the Roman government wanted to make sure that everyone in the Empire was paying their taxes correctly. The census was carried out all over Empire (most of Europe): but in Palestine, it was carried out in a Jewish way rather than a Roman way. This meant that families had to register in the their historical tribal town rather than where they lived. This also meant that Joseph and the very pregnant Mary would have had to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem, as this was town that Joseph’s family (the royal family of David) originally came from - a journey of about 70 miles (112 kilometres). Some people think that Bethlehem could also have been Joseph’s a