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The angel Gabriel told Mary, “You will have a baby!” “I’m not married,” said Mary. “How?” “With God’s help,” said Gabriel. “The baby will be his Son!” So Mary agreed. Mary was engaged to Joseph, but he didn’t believe her story. So Gabriel visited him, too. “Mary’s not lying. Her baby will be God’s Son, Jesus.” So Joseph married Mary.
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Months passed. Mary and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem, Joseph’s hometown, to be counted by the government. After that long journey, Mary was ready to give birth. But all the inns in Bethlehem were full. So God’s Son, Jesus, was born in a stable, wrapped up in cloths and laid on a bed of hay.
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