Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
BIRTH OF CHRIST. (Luke 2:1-7)
Cæsar Augustus--the first of the Roman emperors.
all the world--so the vast Roman Empire was termed.
taxed--enrolled, or register themselves.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Isaiah 7:16
Daniel 2:44
Daniel 7:19
Micah 5:2
Matthew 2:1
Luke 2:1
Acts 24:5-8
1 Corinthians 2:1
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