The inn keeper turns Mary and Joseph away when they want a place to deliver the baby Jesus. He later regrets it but it is too late. He tries to find Jesus but at the end Jesus gives him a second chance when he chooses the room above his inn for the last supper
2006-09-21 02:12:43 · 6 answers · asked by Laila A 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Is that actually supported somewhere, or did someone just make it up?
2006-09-21 02:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although it's a nice thought, it is not contained anywhere in Holy Scripture (including the apocrypha) or in writings by the early church leaders. And while the sub text may appear to be that the innkeeper was shutting the Savior out of his life & heart, that is alos not indicated by the text. It was simply a fact that there was no room left in the inns. Bethlehem was a SMALL village, probably the normal population was around 100 people, and by Ceasar's decree, ANYONE who's lineage was traced through King David had to go there to be counted in the census. Historians estimate that this could have been upwards of 10,000 people. And in that day, people would have said things like "it's way out in Bethlehem" (instead of our modern Timbuktu) it was not a tourist attraction, or on the way to anywhere. People were literally shoulder to shoulder to find a place to stay the night.
2006-09-21 11:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by aspie_pride 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm Rcc and heard that too!! i don't know where and if you find out would love to know.
there was another.... when Joseph and Mary were traveling with Baby Jesus they stopped in a village from a long travel. upon entering they were taken to a home to stay for the night. the woman had a child about JEsus age. Her child was sick. Mary bathed Jesus after all the traveling. then told the mother to bathe her son after in the same water -- the child was cured. the childs name - Barabas.
2006-09-21 21:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by Marysia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cannot imagine where you got your information from . i would like to ask you have you read your bible & did you find this in there for yourself . i have read it thru myself & i am on my 3rd time & have to yet to have seen anything that you speak of, please be careful where you get information from & ask them to prove it if they can't it's not true.
2006-09-28 19:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by joyous believer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to a catholic school , and i've never heard that before.
2006-09-21 09:22:15 · answer #5 · answered by enigma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone made this up!
2013-12-19 08:22:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋