Historical figures: Interesting facts on Jesus Christ
1. Jesus? Is that his real name ?
Jesus is the English translation of the Latin form of the Greek name ‘Iesua’, meaning “the life giver” and which also has the variants ‘Joshua’ or ‘Jeshua’ .While the name ‘Jesus’ is mentioned in the Bible more than 900 times, ‘Christ’ is not actually a name, but a title given to him which means “the appointed one”. Find out more about interesting science facts via our articles.
2. He had a whole lot of siblings
Jesus had several half brothers and sisters. His brothers’ names include James, Simon and Judas but the Bible mentions no name of his sisters. Also, John the Baptist was Jesus’ second cousin as Mary, the mother of Jesus and Elisabeth, the mother of John were both cousins.
3. Christmas isn’t his birthday
The holy Bible doesn’t not mention any date or time of his birth. It was in 4th century that the church finally decided upon December 25th as his day of birth. In 2008, astrologers finally pinpointed his date of birth to June 17th.
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4. Birth place
The wooden barns seen decorated during the Christmas actually aren’t accurate description of his birth place. Many believe that he was born in a cave, while some say he was born on the lower floor of a relative’s house. And the Bible never even mentions how many number of kings men actually visited him on his birth. It is speculated to be 3 because the total gifts brought along with them were three in number.
5. The virgin Mary
Yes, it may seem a bit hard to imagine and believe, but it’s actually true that Jesus was born of a virgin as he was conceived into the womb of Mother Mary miraculously by the Holy Spirit. After all, if you believe in the Bible and the God, you surely have full faith in his miracles too, right?
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