2006-07-04 02:22:34 · 12 answers · asked by Jason B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was busy due to a census.
2006-07-04 02:27:31 · answer #1 · answered by MacDeac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously not.
I thought it was busy because of the census, Bethlehem was the city of David, David's son Solomon had 300 wives so must have had many children, if all of their descendents had to go back to Bethlehem it would have been very busy.
Also, Jewish tradition says that the Messiah will come at the time of the feast of Tabernacles, which is one of the feasts fo which everyone had to go to Jerusalem, and Bethlehem is right next to Jerusalem.
2006-07-06 01:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by claude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
xmas is not mentioned in the bible Christmas is a pagan holiday that the romans Invented,But everywhere you go youll see a nativity scene and theres baby jesus,the manger,sheep,shephards,Mary,Joseph and santa claus,right in the middle Who the fuk is he ,is he Mary's(birthing) coach,santa has nothing to do with anything
History exposes the holiday as nothing more than a pagan obsevance dressed up in christian garb.
Christmas predates Christ, by many centuries,Tertullian,an early cleric of the Catholic Church(ad.155-220)taught that christmas and newyear's seasons were pagan ,in other words they were based on the polytheistic predecessors,these dates stretched from early december to january,to of wholly heathen practices
we see that when jesus was born ,shephards were spending nights with their flocks in open fields,in that region from Dec-Feb,though the heat of the day might feel comfortable enough the night was piercing thus they would never keep their flocks&herds out in the open.it was simply to cold,Also Caeser augustus would never consciously choose a time to register every man,woman,child when travelling would have been so dificult because of the cold.
If you think that the winter winds were not that bad,may i remind you of the words from Christ in the Gospal
'pray that your flight be not in winter' (Hislop,p.92)
2006-07-04 03:03:46 · answer #3 · answered by dirtyharry7717 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you look earlier on in the gospels it states that the then Roman Emperor, Ceaser Augustus, had issued a census of the Empire and that all people had to return to he places they were born, therefore creating a large influx of people, especially in Bethlehem which wasn't that big.
2006-07-04 02:33:38 · answer #4 · answered by chrisjsaunders 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not because of the Xmas rush, everybody was in town celebrating Santa's birthday.
2006-07-06 12:21:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the Bible we deduce that Jesus was born Late Sept early Oct, so your answer is no.
2006-07-04 02:26:04 · answer #6 · answered by Help 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahahahahahahahahaha, Nice try, But in actuality theere were no rooms in the inn Because Every one was there in bethlehem in response to a census Given By Ceaser,
2006-07-04 02:47:41 · answer #7 · answered by WDJD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everybody's GPS got screwed up by the star of Bethlehem, so they all ended up in the same place.
2006-07-04 02:30:31 · answer #8 · answered by Hrodulf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were all full with pregnant women and the stable was th last option
2006-07-04 02:40:46 · answer #9 · answered by NAKALIISA E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it was busy for Hanukkah. that's why Jesus wanted a new holiday. that'll learn 'em.
2006-07-04 02:30:59 · answer #10 · answered by stevej 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋