{"id":11560,"date":"2024-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11560"},"modified":"2026-10-26T12:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:50:28","slug":"joseph-age-jesus-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/joseph-age-jesus-birth\/","title":{"rendered":"How Old Was Joseph When Jesus Was Born? Perhaps 20, Perhaps 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Bible never tells us how old Joseph was when Jesus was born. Matthew and Luke name him, trace his family to King David and tell us what he did, but neither gives his age. The numbers come later: Orthodox tradition remembers a widower of about eighty, and a Jewish saying on marriage age would make him perhaps twenty. What Matthew gives us instead is a man who gets up in the night. After the angel speaks to him in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible never gives Joseph&#039;s age. The Orthodox remember a widower of about eighty; a Jewish saying on marriage age points to about twenty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-11560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54824,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/matthew-bible-facts-statistics\/","url_meta":{"origin":11560,"position":0},"title":"Facts &#038; Statistics about matthew in the bible","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0646\u0627\u064a\u0631 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover key facts and statistics about the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible, including its themes, audience, and significance.","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian Facts &amp; Stats&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Facts &amp; Stats","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/facts-stats\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The creation of the world, in the style of Mantegna","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00204.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00204.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00204.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00204.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54826,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/who-was-lazarus\/","url_meta":{"origin":11560,"position":1},"title":"Who was Lazarus in the Bible?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0646\u0627\u064a\u0631 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover the story of Lazarus in the Bible, his significance, and the miraculous events surrounding his life and resurrection.","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Annunciation, in the style of Bouguereau","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00083.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00083.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00083.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00083.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54822,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/let-the-dead-bury\/","url_meta":{"origin":11560,"position":2},"title":"What did Jesus mean when He said \u201cLet the dead bury their own&#8221;?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0623\u063a\u0633\u0637\u0633 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover the meaning behind Jesus' words, \u201cLet the dead bury their own dead,\u201d and explore its significance in today\u2019s context.","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Christ in mosaic, in the style of Caravaggio","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00510.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00510.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00510.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00510.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54825,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/faith-without-works-dead\/","url_meta":{"origin":11560,"position":3},"title":"Why is faith without works dead?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0623\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628\u0631 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover why faith without works is considered dead. 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