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Joseph (NT)

Facts

Joseph was Jesus' earthly father and raised him as his son.

  • Joseph was a descendant of King David.
  • Joseph was engaged to a virgin girl named Mary, whom God had chosen to be the mother of Jesus the Messiah.
  • An angel told Joseph that the Holy Spirit had miraculously made Mary pregnant, and that Mary's baby was the Son of God.
  • Joseph believed the angel and obeyed God by taking Mary as his wife.
  • Joseph kept Mary a virgin until after Jesus was born.