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Joseph (husband of Mary)

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Description

Davidic carpenter of Nazareth; betrothed and then married to Mary. Received divine assurance in dreams to take Mary as wife and to flee with the family to Egypt. Legal father of Jesus, securing his place in the Davidic line. Last mentioned in scripture during the Jerusalem visit when Jesus was twelve. Distinct from Joseph the patriarch and other Josephs.

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