The Final Climb to a Manger, part two

Discover fascinating people and ideas in American history and the Bible through short stories on This Week's Story mp3 audio and text for reading.

Mary travels 93 miles to Bethlehem on a donkey with her husband Joseph. What extraordinary event in history occurs there and to her?

Mary stared at the birds flying overhead. Were they travelling from Nazareth to Bethlehem? 80 miles as the crow flies, but not so for Joseph and her! No! By donkey and foot they would travel ninety-three miles. It was a hard and long trip to make when you are pregnant with a child soon to be born…
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