12.15.2009

Christmas Misconception #2 – The Innkeeper Turned Joseph and Mary Away

Did Joseph or Mary talk to any innkeepers? Perhaps they did as they passed a hotel on their way to Joseph’s family house; but there is no solid, biblical reason to believe that they did. Although innkeepers play a prominent part in many Christmas plays and songs, no innkeeper is ever mentioned  in the biblical record of Christ’s birth. None. Furthermore, it is likely that Mary and Joseph actually stayed in a house with relatives, not in a stable behind Bethlehem Holiday Inn!  See Christmas Misconception #1.

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