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The Bible’s answer. Mary Magdalene was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. Her name, Magdalene, likely came from the town of Magdala (possibly Magadan), which was near the Sea of Galilee. Mary may have once lived there. Mary Magdalene was one of several women who traveled with Jesus and his disciples and gave them material support.
There are six Marys mentioned in the Bible. 1. Mary the mother of Jesus. She was the daughter of Heli, though the genealogy given by Luke lists Mary’s husband Joseph as the “son of Heli.”. Says M’Clintock and Strong’s Cyclopædia (1881, Vol. III, p. 774): “In constructing their genealogical tables, it is well known that the Jews ...
The Bible’s answer. The Bible says that Mary, the mother of Jesus, had the unique privilege of giving birth to him while she was still a virgin. The Bible foretold this miracle in the book of Isaiah and reported its fulfillment in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. In a prophecy about the appearance of the Messiah, Isaiah foretold: “Look!
John 19:6, 12, 15-17. At the scene of the execution, after darkness had fallen at about midday, Mary Magdalene and the other women were standing “by the torture stake of Jesus.” (John 19:25) Mary, who was there to the end, saw and heard Jesus entrust the care of his mother to his beloved apostle John. She heard Jesus’ agonized cry to his ...
Mary hurried to the mountainous country of Judah, a trip of perhaps three or four days. As she entered the home of Elizabeth and Zechariah the priest, Jehovah rewarded Mary with further solid evidence to bolster her faith. Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting and immediately felt the infant in her womb leap for joy. She was filled with holy spirit ...
18 On the baby’s eighth day, Mary and Joseph had him circumcised as the Mosaic Law required, naming him Jesus, as directed. (Luke 1:31) Then, on the 40th day, they took him from Bethlehem to the temple in Jerusalem, some six miles (about 10 km) away, and presented the purification offerings that the Law allowed for poorer folk —two ...
Jan 23, 2024 · Last Surviving Graduate of the First Class of Gilead Dies at 103. On November 23, 2023, Mary M. Larimer, who graduated from the first class of the Watchtower Bible College of Gilead, passed away. a Mary was born in Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., on June 4, 1920. In 1935, at the age of 15, she was baptized at a convention in Washington, D.C ...
For it is God who has given her a son.’. So Mary and Joseph get married, and they wait for Jesus to be born. Luke 1:26-56; Matthew 1:18-25. The angel Gabriel brings Mary a message from God—she is going to have a baby. Mary travels from Nazareth into Judea to see Elizabeth, who is also pregnant.
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14 Joseph was cautious. He wisely feared Herod’s successor, Archelaus, who was likewise vicious and murderous. Divine guidance led Joseph to take his family up north, away from Jerusalem and all its intrigues, back to his hometown of Nazareth in Galilee. There he and Mary raised their family. — Read Matthew 2:19-23.
