Why did Mary and Joseph look for an inn?
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Perhaps, it seems that you might think there were other options available to them. There simply were not.
In those times, and until very recently actually, women birthed their children at home (or where ever they were comfortable (ie. by the river, a relative's home, etc.)). Also, the idea and treatment of pregnancy and birthing as a medical condition is very modern and very western.
Women also didn't really have the choice to go to the hospital. Most cities worldwide did not even have them! And Bethlehem was a little backyard town.
So Mary and Joseph had only a few options really:
- Relative's or friend's home
- Inn
- Wilderness
The first two were apparently unavailable and the third seems less comfortable and safe than the manger.
Source:
- The History of Hospitals
- "The shift to hospital births started in the 20th century."
- "At the time, Bethlehemβs population was between five and six hundred people." (Not a bad size for an ancient town, but certainly not big enough to spend the resources for a hospital)
- AiG makes the claim that Jesus was born in a peasant's home, which looked a lot like today's barns.
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