Luke 1:26 Says that the angel visited Mary in the sixth month (sixth month of Elizabeths pregnancy). This is when the conception took place. In ancient Jewish Culture the first month wouldve began with Passover. It is a roughly equivalent to our March. The sixth month would be close to our September.... Nine months later when Jesus was born would have been close to our June. This would of accounted for the shepherds sleeping in the greenfields at night with their sheep... and the entire Roman empire in a state of mobility to towns of origin for a taxation and census...
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:49:52 +0000