In the Bible, we are given the date of Jesus' death, but why not his birth?

Question

Jesus died on Friday, Nisan 14th which was also the day of the Jewish Passover.

Answer 1

My comment is in agreement with keiichi. I would like to add that even if Jesus disciples had known the date of his birth, they would not have celebrated it. Why? Because as The World Book Encyclopedia says, the early Christians "considered the celebration of anyone's birth to be a pagan custom." The only birthday observances mentioned in the Bible are those of two rulers who did not worship the true God. (Genesis 40:20; Mark 6:21) Birthday celebrations were also held in honor of pagan deities. For example, on May 24 the Romans celebrated the birthday of the goddess Diana. On the following day, they observed the birthday of their sun-god, Apollo. Hence, birthday celebrations were associated with paganism, not with Christianity.

There is another reason why first-century Christians would not have celebrated Jesus' birthday. His disciples likely knew that birthday celebrations were connected with superstition. For instance, many Greeks and Romans of ancient times believed that a spirit attended the birth of each human and protected that one throughout life. "This spirit had a mystic relation with the god on whose birthday the individual was born," says the book The Lore of Birthdays. God certainly would not be pleased with any observance that would link Jesus with superstition. (Isaiah 65: 11, 12)

In light of the preceding facts, there is little reason that the date of Jesus birth would be recorded. As King Solomon said, "A name is better than good oil, and the day of death than the day of one's being born."

Answer 2

There is no DATE of his death. It's approximated after the lunar cycles (which have indeed changed over the last 2 thousand years) according to when passover occurs in the Jewish faith, which is a different date EVERY YEAR! So, your question is incorrect.

According to stellar observations and scholars research, Jesus's birth may actually have occurred sometime in March...or in the universally accepted calendar of the ancient word, the month of the Pieces.

The Roman Catholic church decided December 25th as an official Holy Holiday or Observance to crush the pagan holiday and ritual of the winter solstice, Dec 21. However long fed and held traditions and stories die hard...that's why we get all the trees adorned with gold, and fables about flying reindeer.

Answer 3

A lot of people were present at His death, which was due to an execution order issued by the Roman governor.

His birth didn't have anybody present other than Mary and Joseph and maybe a few donkeys. And it wasn't ordered by any government official; it was ordered by God.

Besides, we know that His death occurred just before Passover, which would have been in March or April -- but the Bible never gives us the exact date.

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Answer 4

The Great Pyramid Decoded

(GPD) page 77 : Archaeological findings have recently established September 29, 2 B.C. as the birth of Christ and April 3, A.D. 33 as the precise day of His Crucifixion. The base length of 30.043 Pyramid inches converted to years and projected on the slope of the Ascending Passage marks October 14, A.D. 29 which is the date of His baptism, exactly 3 ½ years before His death on Calvary.

Answer 5

The exact day that Jesus was born is not important. What is important is that God loves us so much that He was willing to come to earth in the form of a man named Jesus.We know when He was crucified because it was during the Passover celebration when the Jews were remembering how God had saved them from the punishment He was imposing on the Egyptians because the Egyptians refused to free the Hebrew slaves. The timing of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus is highly symbolic because it shows that God will save those who believe in Him from all of the evils of this world just as He saved the Hebrews from the punishment of the Egyptians who they lived among at the time, and those who believe in Him will have the everlasting life He promised..

Answer 6

PROPHET JESUS (PBUH) WAS BORN IN THE RIPING OF THE PEAR TREES AND IT IS IN THE BIBLE.
Muslims believe that Jesus (called 'Isa in Arabic) was the son of Mary, and was conceived without the intervention of a human father. The Qur'an describes that an angel appeared to Mary, to announce to her the "gift of a holy son" (19:19). She was astonished at the news, and asked: "How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?" (19:20). When the angel explained to her that she had been chosen for the service of God, and that God had ordained the matter, she devoutly submitted herself to His will.

In the Qur'an and other Islamic sources, there is no mention of Joseph the carpenter, nor any recollection of the inn and manger legend. On the contrary, the Qur'an describes that Mary retreated from her people (outside the city), and gave birth to Jesus underneath a remote date palm tree.
The tree miraculously provided nourishment for her during labor and birth. (See Chapter 19 of the Qur'an for the entire story. The chapter has aptly been named "The Chapter of Mary.")

However, the Qur'an repeatedly reminds us that Adam, the first human being, was born with neither a human mother nor a human father. Therefore, Jesus' miraculous birth affords him no higher standing or presumed partnership with God. When God ordains a matter, He merely says, "Be" and it is so. "The similitude of Jesus before God is as that of Adam. He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be!" And he was" (3:59). In Islam, Jesus is regarded as a human prophet and messenger of God, not part of God Himself.

Muslims observe two holidays per year, which are associated with major religious observances (fasting and pilgrimage). They do not revolve around the life or death of any human being, including prophets. While some Muslims observe the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, this practice is not universally accepted among Muslims. Therefore, most Muslims do not find it acceptable to celebrate or acknowledge the "birthday" of Jesus either.

Answer 7

Holy cow, it's because his death *was* on a holiday (holy day) that we even know that. The circumstances of the birth were not so accurately described (sometime during the census decreed by Herod - not exactly like we can dig up an old calendar and see what day that was).

Answer 8

Jesus did not give out a birthday because it had no relevance to why he came to earth. He did however ask his apostles to participate in a Memorial of his death to show the meaning of his ministry.


Christian’s unfortunately perverted his teachings in adopting dates of pagan celebrations and put that day as a day of his birth.

Answer 9

We are not really given either one. We can pretty much deduce his birth year from the scripture and come very close to the actual date of his death - but there is debate about both of them.

certainly a lot more attention - and space - is given in scripture to the circumstances and events surrounding his death, rather than his birth.

god bless

Answer 10

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