Mary's Little Donkey

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He was developing into a fine-looking creature, brownish-grey in color with handsome donkey features, including a winning donkey smile.

Mary traveled with Joseph on a donkey | Bibleview

As a very young colt, whenever Donkey was moved to a different farm and met some new donkeys, he would trot up to a lady donkey and ask with renewed hope, “Are you my mama? But Donkey was so kind and helpful that wherever he happened to be living at the time, he made many friends. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Salem Web Network and Salem Media Group. Nazareth to Bethlehem was a four to six-day journey over rough tracks with wild animals and robbers.He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. We also know that Mary very shortly after they arrived which means she was heavily pregnant, and Jesus was full term. Even though the Scriptures don’t give us an all-inclusive detailed story about Jesus’ birth and whether Mary on a donkey is a true depiction or not, the Bible does give us facts that Jesus humbled Himself when He came to this earth to seek and save the lost.

Did Mary ride a donkey to Bethlehem? - Aleteia

It would not have been safe, as the territory between towns was not policed and bandits would have been a real concern.One evening when Mary was having dinner with Joseph and her future inlaws, Joseph decided to introduce Donkey to Mary and let her decide on a proper name for him. Almost every film, every play, and every nativity scene planted in front yards depicts Mary on a donkey. Other stories in the Bible give us details about modes of transportation from the very early books of the Bible.