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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    17. Flavius Josephus The slaughter of innocent children is reported in the Holy Bible but not in the account of the life of King Herod the Great by the first century AD historian Flavius Josephus. It is in Antiquities of the Jews or Antiquities, for short, Book XVII, Chapter 7, Section 1...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    16. Slaughter of the innocents The next day, 33 BC 07-04 or 3728 Tammuz 22, Thursday, King Herod the Great ordered the killing of children in Bethlehem and surrounding villages. The spirit of Ama said that the children were three years old and below. The soldiers entered every house and...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    (part 3 of 3) It was in the plight to Egypt that Jesus first met Dimas and Hestas, the two thieves crucified with Him at Calvary. In a meeting, Hestas proposed that the family be killed. He said that if they released them, they might report to town authorities their whereabouts. Dimas was...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    (part 2 of 3) King Herod the Great in Jericho learned of the trouble that was brewing in Jerusalem because of the birth of the new King of he Jews who he perceived was his competitor for power. Herod realized that the Three Kings tricked him by not reporting back to him after they found the...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    15. Plight to Egypt After the presentation of Jesus on 33 BC 07-02 or 3728 Tammuz 20, Tuesday, at the temple in Jerusalem, the Holy Family returned to their home in Nazareth in the north. On the first night, an angel of the LORD appeared to Joseph in a dream to flee to Egypt for King Herod...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    On 33 BC 07-02 or 3728 Tammuz 20, Tuesday, Mary had completed the 40-day uncleanliness period and could now enter the Temple. The Holy Family left for presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Luke 2:22). Since Joseph and Mary were poor, they could not afford a lamb. They just brought two young...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    14. Mary's uncleanliness and presentation of Jesus Jesus was a male and the first born. The fortieth day of Mary's uncleanliness was on 33 BC 07-01 or 3728 Tammuz 19, Monday. As unclean, "she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purifying be...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    From Callirrhoe, he was to return to Jerusalem which is 57 km (36 mi) away, or about at a day's travel. But since he was very ill, he did not proceed anymore. He took residence at the Royal Palace at Jericho. He was nearer Herodium where he commanded to be buried. He might have preferred to stay...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    King Herod the Great sought cure for his ailments. He bathed himself in the hot baths at Callirrhoe. Josephus described his ailments in Antiquities, Book XVII, Chapter 6, Section 5, "His entrails were also ex-ulcerated, and the chief violence of his pain lay on his colons; an aqueous and...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    13. King Herod sought cure for his ailments After meeting the Three Kings in Jerusalem, he waited for their return and he was frustrated. About the last week of June, he went to Callirrhoe by the eastern shores of the Dead Sea to cure his ailments. He had to cross the Kidron Valley. Since it...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    Pasiong Mahal.says that on the night before they finally departed, an angel of the Lord told them not to show up to King Herod the Great anymore. They heeded what the angel told them. They passed in another way to avoid Jerusalem. Since they were from the east of Palestine, namely, Persia...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    Matthew 2:12 states: "And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way." Pasiong Mahal ...says that on the night before they finally departed, an angel of the Lord told them not to show up to King Herod the Great anymore.
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    12. Departure of the Three Kings Pasiong Mahal on page 25 says that after a few days of their visit, they bid adieu to Joseph and Mary. The spirit of Ama said that the Three Kings stayed at Bethlehem for one week. Their stay in Bethlehem, therefore, would be from 33 BC 06-06 to 06-13 or from...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    They met along the way as they neared Jerusalem. When they arrived at where Jesus was, they kissed His feet and offered their gifts. They also laid their scepters and crowns at the feet of Jesus. King Melchor offered bitter myrrh "because He is true man who will save mankind from sins." King...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    11. The Three Kings Three Kings is celebrated as Epiphany, now, on the Sunday between 01-02 and 01-08 inclusive. It used to be on 01-06. Oftentimes, what is depicted in the nativity scene are Jesus, Joseph, Mary, some shepherds, and the Three Kings. But when Jesus was born, that was the only...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    Luke 2:21 states, "And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcision of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb." This eighth day is in Genesis 17:12, 21:4; and Leviticus 12:3. Pasiong Mahal, on page 22, states that this...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    10. Circumcision of Jesus and the New Man Presently, we celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, 12-25 in Western Christian churches, and sometime in January in the Eastern Orthodox churches. The spirit of Ama said that Jesus was born on 05-23, and from 2004 to 2006, more that 20 years...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    Joseph and Mary left Nazareth for Bethlehem the following day after the Jewish Sabbath of 3728 Sivan 5 since they couldn't travel far on a Sabbath day. It took them four days to reach Bethlehem because Mary was heavily pregnant and could travel about 27 km per day (2.5 km per hour) only. Since...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    Birth of Jesus A decree was sent out that the world should be taxed. All went to his own city to register and be taxed. Since Joseph was of the house and lineage of David, Joseph and Mary went from Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem, the city of David. He and his espoused wife went and obeyed the...
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    Jesus Christ was born on 05-23

    4. The Jews, led by Hillel II, reformed their calendars on 358 AD, 33 years after the Romans fixed Passover in March/April at the Council of Niceae. The Jews were silent about this reformation. It can be concluded that: a. The Jews came out with just one calendar instead of two, which they were...
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