Yes—Luke says he was laid in a manger—perhaps in a room used for guests or animals, depending on which was needed more. But Matthew knows nothing of the family coming from Galilee until later—so Mary apparently gave birth in Joseph’s home in Bethlehem according to that Gospel.
Yes—Luke says he was laid in a manger—perhaps in a room used for guests or animals, depending on which was needed more. But Matthew knows nothing of the family coming from Galilee until later—so Mary apparently gave birth in Joseph’s home in Bethlehem according to that Gospel.