They rest at a home in Bethany occupied by Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary.
The group comes near Jerusalem, and Jesus says that "there will come a time to enter". When they rest under a bridge, he gives parables and other teachings, which attract the attention of a passing young man named James he asks to join them the next morning, and Jesus welcomes him. Four men- Judas Iscariot and the Galilean fishermen Andrew, Peter, and John-ask to go with him Jesus welcomes them, promising to make them " fishers of men". He returns to the valley, where he tells the Baptist that he is returning to Galilee. The Dark Hermit tempts Jesus three times, but each temptation is overcome by Jesus, who leaves and continues climbing as John's message echoes in his mind.
Jesus then ascends into the nearby desert mountains, where he finds a cave in which resides a mysterious hermit-a personification of Satan. When a grown Jesus appears to him, John baptizes him. Many years later, a prophet named John the Baptist appears and preaches at the Jordan, baptizing many who come to repent. Both he and the Romans are convinced that the Messiah the troubled people cry for is "someone who will never come". Herod's kingdom is divided, Judea is placed under a governor, and Herod becomes of tetrarch of Galilee and the Jordan River. However, Joseph and Mary have escaped into Egypt with Jesus when a messenger informs them and others of Herod's death, they return to their hometown of Nazareth.Ī pro-Israel rebellion breaks out in Jerusalem against Herod's son, Herod Antipas, but the conflict is quickly quashed. He orders the death of every newborn boy in Bethlehem, and dies when informed that apparently "not one is alive". The spies inform Herod, who decides to kill the child. After observing the distant spies' departure, the magi leave as an angel's voice warns Joseph to "take the child" and "flee". As the local shepherds watch, the Magi present gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the infant. When Herod remembers that the prophecy names nearby Bethlehem as the child's birthplace, he sends the Magi there to confirm the child's existence-and secretly sends guards to follow them and "keep informed." In Bethlehem, the Magi find a married couple- Mary and Joseph-laying their newborn son in a manger. They are summoned by King Herod the Great, whose advisers inform him of a Messiah mentioned in various prophecies. Three wise men ( magi) follow a brightly shining star from Asia to Jerusalem in search of a newborn king.
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