If Joseph and Mary consummated their marriage, why did they wait to do so?
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Joseph and Mary were not engaged and they were not married. They were betrothed. Betrothal was similar to modern engagement.
The key difference is that a modern engagement, legally, can be easily revoked. A first century betrothal needs a legal divorce to break it off.
So a betrothal is not marriage and is not engagement. A betrothal could continue many years, and there could be a host of different reasons why a couple would choose to delay their ultimate marriage. A common reason would probably have been financial considerations, reasons of poverty, or not having a home to live in after marriage.
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