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Fall, Probable Time of Christ's Birth
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Luke 2:1-5  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) The census of Quirinius that required Joseph to travel from Galilee to Bethlehem would most probably have taken place after the fall harvest when people were more able to return to their ancestral homes (Luke 2:1-5). Besides, it was customary in Judea to do their tax collecting during this period, as the bulk of a farmer's income came at this time. John O. Reid When Was Jesus Born?

Luke 2:7  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Joseph and Mary had to find shelter in a barn or some other kind of animal shelter like a cave or grotto because the inns were full. This indicates that the pilgrims from around the world had begun to arrive in Jerusalem and surrounding towns. Thus, the fall festival season had already commenced. There would have been no similar influx of pilgrims in December. John O. Reid When Was Jesus Born?

 

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