# Joseph (NT)

## Facts:

Joseph was Jesus’ earthly father and raised him as his son. He was a righteous man who worked as a carpenter.

* Joseph became engaged to a Jewish girl named Mary, while they were engaged God chose her to become the mother of Jesus the Messiah.
* 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.
* After Jesus was born, an angel warned Joseph to take the baby and Mary to Egypt in order to escape from Herod.
* Joseph and his family later lived in the city of Nazareth of Galilee, where he earned a living doing carpentry work.

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(See also: [Christ](../kt/christ.md), [Galilee](../names/galilee.md), [Jesus](../kt/jesus.md), [Nazareth](../names/nazareth.md), [Son of God](../kt/sonofgod.md), [virgin](../other/virgin.md))

## Bible References:

* [John 1:43-45](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/01/43)
* [Luke 1:26-29](rc://en/tn/help/luk/01/26)
* [Luke 2:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/04)
* [Luke 2:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/15)
* [Matthew 1:18-19](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/18)
* [Matthew 1:24-25](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/24)
* [Matthew 2:19-21](rc://en/tn/help/mat/02/19)
* [Matthew 13:54-56](rc://en/tn/help/mat/13/54)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[22:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/22/04)__ She (Mary) was a virgin and was engaged to be married to a man named __Joseph__.
* __[23:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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.
* __[23:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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.”
* __[23:3](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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.
* __[23:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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.
* __[26:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: G25010
