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At that time Emperor Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Roman Empire.
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When this first census took place, Quirinius was the governor of Syria.
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Everyone, then, went to register himself, each to his own hometown.
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Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the town of Bethlehem in Judea, the birthplace of King David. Joseph went there because he was a descendant of David.
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He went to register with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him. She was pregnant,
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and while they were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to have her baby.