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Was Jesus Actually Born In Bethlehem?
So, Mary became pregnant with that child and [leaving the Temple] went away from everyone with what she bore to a distant place. (19:22)
Ghamidi Sahab’s footnote:
It is evident from the Gospels that this place was Bethlehem. In her situation, the only option left was to go far away from the notice of people to secure herself from any cursing and accusation at least in her period of pregnancy.I have the following questions:
1. Bethlehem was approximately 6 miles away from the temple. How can it be considered a distant place?
2. The historians Ibn Saad, Yaqut, and Ibn ‘Asakir state that Jesus was born in the vicinity of Nazareth. Does their view align better with the Quranic wording and context, as explained by Ghamidi Sahab?
3. Many modern Christian biblical scholars argue that Jesus’ birthplace, as described in the Gospels, is ahistorical and instead propose that he was born in Nazareth. Given that even Christian scholars themselves question the historicity of this account, why do we rely on potentially unreliable information from the Gospels?
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