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P.1349 - §5 Joseph
and Mary were married, in accordance with Jewish custom, at Mary's home
in the environs of Nazareth when Joseph was twenty-one years old. This marriage
concluded a normal courtship of almost two years' duration. Shortly thereafter
they moved into their new home in Nazareth, which had been built by Joseph
with the assistance of two of his brothers. The house was located near the
foot of the near-by elevated land which so charmingly overlooked the surrounding
countryside. In this home, especially prepared, these young and expectant
parents had thought to welcome the child of promise, little realizing that
this momentous event of a universe was to transpire while they would be
absent from home in Bethlehem of Judea. |