Mary's Little Donkey: And the Escape to Egypt

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If the census was taken over a period of time, then Joseph and Mary could have gone to Bethlehem and been in Jerusalem at one of the three feasts. All Jewish males were compelled to attend. This story of Jesus’ birth pictures St. Joseph as an old man, who has children from a previous marriage. The scene has Mary sitting on a donkey, led by Joseph’s son.

A Brown Donkey. At the bottom of a cliff near Greendale forest on the Graydew Mountain side of things.This breed of donkey is commonly found throughout Ethiopia. Their coloring is usually slate-gray or chestnut-brown, and they usually weigh between 190-400 pounds. They are mainly used for transportation and farming and require a low care level. These curious creatures have a 30-40-year lifespan and can run up to 43 miles per hour. Anatolia Donkey In the New Testament (Mark 11:1-11) it is told that as Jesus approached the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples to a nearby village to fetch him a donkey, or exactly an Onager or wild donkey. Upon their return, Jesus then rode the donkey into Jerusalem where he was met by cheering crowds. What was Mary’s donkey called?

Songs of Christmas Series: Away in a Manger; Mary, Did You Know? The Rose of Bethlehem; Good Christian Men Rejoice; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; I Wonder As I Wander; What Child Is This? The First Noel; In the Bleak Midwinter (a golden oldie)We do not know the name or breed of the donkey that was used to carry Mary, who was pregnant at the time with Jesus. In the 7 th and 8 th millennia, donkeys began to replace the ox as the primary beast of burden in the Nile River region. Remains of ten donkeys were discovered in some of the oldest Egyptian tombs, buried with the pharaoh in a manner usually reserved for important humans. Unlike other donkeys that people know for their large size, this donkey is prized for its small size. A miniature donkey cannot stand more than 3 feet tall. This breed of donkey is one of the friendliest and most affectionate donkey breeds and makes a wonderful companion for their owners. They are also highly intelligent, easily trained, and docile. For this type of donkey, the size and coloring greatly affect its price. Poitou Donkey The trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem could have taken 4-6 days by foot to cover the 120 km or 75 mile journey. In the common image of the Nativity for Orthodox Christians, Mary, the God-bearer, is obviously central, reclined, with Jesus wrapped in his swaddling clothes (like a buried corpse, an evident foreshadow), in his manger. But the two nearest the manger, and the first looking in, are the ox and the ass. Where did Jesus get born?