where in the bible does it say december 25th? wouldnt it make more sense that he was born in october or early march? i remember someone telling me the passage about when he was born pastures wer ein the field. wouldnt egypt be freezing at night in a barn during winter?
2007-12-09 16:51:06 · 13 answers · asked by wikkedsun 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, is in Israel. The climate there is similar to California, warm and dry with occasional cool nights.
While we do not know the Date of Jesus' birth, there are 4 specific occurrences mentioned in the record of the event that would help us to pin it down.
1) A census was taken - the reason they traveled to Bethlehem
2) A specific person was governor - (traceable by history)
3) An extra bright star appeared in the sky over Bethlehem. So bright that the "wise men" followed it from far off countries
4) Mary's pregnancy was 6 mo. after her cousin Elizabeth's to whom John the Baptist was born.
And Yes, shepherds were in the fields with their flocks.
2007-12-09 17:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Hope 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. the whole week ending on Dec 23rd was a Roman Holiday, known as Saturnalia, a celebration of the God Saturn. As usual, the Church absorbed pagan Holidays and transformed them into Christian ones. It is believed that Christ was born during the summer months.
2007-12-09 17:04:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the guy above me is sweet on the way it became initially a pagan holiday tailored and twerked by way of catholicism to get pagan converters. Jesus became in all danger born interior the Spring. December twenty 5th inspite of the undeniable fact that's the birthday of: Horus (c. 3000 BCE) Osiris (c. 3000 BCE) Attis of Phrygia (c.1400 BCE) Krishna (c. 1400 BCE) Zoroaster/Zarathustra (c. one thousand BCE) Mithra of Persia (c. 600 BCE) Heracles (c. 800 BCE) Dionysus (c. 186 BCE) Tammuz (c. 4 hundred BCE) Adonis (c. two hundred BCE) Hermes Bacchus Prometheus additionally Osiris, Krisha, Dionysus, and Mirthra all have been resurrected after 3 days and preformed healing miracles. They have been generally prevalent discern heads for the period of the time Jesus(Yehishoa) supposedly lived. thrilling.
2016-11-14 06:47:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No December 25 is not the day Jesus was born. He was born sometime in July. That is why there are all those "Christmas in July" sales.
2007-12-09 17:52:20 · answer #4 · answered by Wo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's no verse in the bible that says dec 25 birth of Jesus Christ... and there's no melchor, gaspar and baltazar the 3 kings in the bible... IN THE bible they called THE 3 WISEMEN...
Important is Jesus gave her life to us... try to read ISAIAH 7 THE SIGN OF IMMANUEL
7:14 The Lord give a sign : The virgin will be w/ child and will give birth to a son and will call him IMMANUEL.
9:6-7 for to us child is born and he will be called Wonderful Counselor., Mighty God, Everlastting Father, Prince of Peace
He will reign on King David (ancestor of Jesus Christ) throne and over his Kingdom with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. Queen Elizabeth is also ancestor of King David...
2007-12-09 17:27:50 · answer #5 · answered by rafael m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
December 25 was a pagan holiday before politicians voted to place Jesus' birth on this day, which would ease the conversion from paganism to Christianity.
2007-12-09 16:57:11 · answer #6 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one really knows. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in January.
2007-12-09 16:58:07 · answer #7 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its an arbitrary day picked by the catholic church.
No one knows the actual date as the Gregorian calender wasn't in use and no one recorded a date.
it was piggy backed on to the solstice festivals of European traditions to bring converts over to the christian faith.
2007-12-09 16:57:04 · answer #8 · answered by silkin_storm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it's just become the accepted day. Other schools of theosophy suggest his birthday was in April.
2007-12-09 17:00:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
christmas has its roots from something else i believe if reading the bible it is been agreed upon that jesus was probably born in spring
2007-12-09 16:58:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋