Why was it written that Jesus was born in a manger? Pedant's Corner: it's not written. It says instead "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger." Imagine Mary straddling a feeding trough to give birth.
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote: Why was it written that Jesus was born in a manger? Because he was born on December 25 which astrologically lies between the signs of Sagittarius, a horse, and Capricorn, the goat. Interesting? Bill Donohue explains more of his observations as follows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6j6DwBWBg&list=PL4HZ228v9duPReHJuT6prrAUc9BzFEo_t http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6j6DwBWBg&list=PL4HZ228v9duPReHJuT6prrAUc9BzFEo_t