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a- The Bible says nothing directly about the weather.

The animals in b were unclean and would not have been anywhere near a Jewish settlement. "What Child Is This" and "Good Christian Friends, Rejoice" mention "ox and ass." "The Friendly Beasts" mentions the others listed in a. We are not told what the shepherds did with their sheep.

c-No animals are mentioned as being at the manger.

In either event, since they were from the East, they had to go west (counter to the star if it was in the East!) to get to Judea.

c-The Magi were from the East, and depending on how one translates the Greek, the star was either in the eastern sky, or the Magiwere describing the fact that they saw it "at its rising" (astrological term).

"Silent Night" has the angels singing something that at most one angel said-"Christ the Savior is born." No angels are recorded to have said or sang "Alleluia" (also attributed to them in "Silent Night") in the biblical birth stories.

"Angels We Have Heard on High" says the angels sang this. b- Luke says that the heavenly host SAID (not sang!) "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace to people of good will." The Magi were warned by a dream to go home another way.c-Matthew’s account mentions only that Jesus was born somewhere in Bethlehem and that the wise men found him in a house.He was placed in a manger, but that does not mean he was born there (very unlikely-nearly physically impossible!) or even in a stable (stables would have been unlikely in a town). c-The exact place of the birth of Jesus is nowhere mentioned.Many carols seem to suggest he was born at night, including "O Holy Night" and "Silent Night" c-The time of the birth of Jesus is nowhere mentioned.told the wise men to go home another wayħ) The animals mentioned at the manger included:Ĩ) The weather at the birth of Jesus was.ĩ) When the shepherds arrived, Jesus was.ġ0) The posture of the shepherds when the angel appeared was: Answer the following questions without opening your Bible (answers at the bottom of this page)Ĭ.