Que horas foi o nascimento de Jesus?

Summary of the Article: What You Need to Know About the Birth of Jesus

1. What was the time of Jesus’ birth?
According to traditional astrological beliefs, Jesus was most likely born on Saturday, August 22, 7 BC. It is important to note that in the Jewish calendar, the day begins at sunset, so if we consider that Christ was born after sunset, his birth could have occurred on August 21.

2. What is the correct date of Jesus’ birth?
It is impossible to determine the exact date of Jesus’ birth, although historians agree that it could have occurred around 4 BC. It could have been on April 13 or October 14.

3. How was the night when Jesus was born?
On the night when Jesus was born, shepherds were tending to their flocks in the fields near Bethlehem. An angel appeared to them, and they were frightened. The angel reassured them and delivered the wonderful news: The Savior, Jesus Christ, was born in Bethlehem.

4. Who was present at the time of Jesus’ birth?
According to the Gospel of Matthew, Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. The story begins when three wise men arrive in Jerusalem, following a star that they interpreted as a sign of the birth of a new king.

5. What does the time of birth signify?
Apart from being used in astrology, the time of birth allows for the identification of certain characteristics that may lay dormant. If these characteristics are not known and awakened, they may go unused or undeveloped throughout a person’s life.

6. How can you determine your time of birth?
If you don’t know your time of birth, you can look it up on your birth certificate. This document usually indicates the closest time to when you were born.

7. Who suggested that Jesus was born on December 25?
Some historians speculate that the date of December 25 started to be theorized through the writings of Sextus Julius Africanus, a Roman historian from the 3rd century, who supposedly theorized this date as the day of Jesus’ birth.

8. What would be the age of Jesus Christ today?
This means that Jesus could have been born between 4 to 8 years before Anno Domini, the year that marks BC and AD. One thing is certain: we are in 2020, although Jesus may have been born between 2024 and 2028 years ago.

9. What happened at midnight in the Bible?
Midnight! The famous King David prayed at midnight. In Psalm 119:62, he records this habit. Rabbis who study the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) say that midnight is the time of Kadosh (holiness), when God visits the righteous and rejoices in them.

10. Which Bible verse speaks about the birth of Jesus?
Matthew 2:1–2. “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.'”

11. Why is Jesus called the Nazarene?
It was common to refer to someone by the city where they were born and lived or who their father was. In the gospels, Jesus is called “Jesus of Nazareth,” “Jesus the Nazarene,” “Jesus, the son of the carpenter,” or “Jesus, the son of Joseph.” Therefore, it is natural to imagine that Jesus was born in Nazareth.