Below are the quotes that were used in the video.
Kataluma (Gr.) – “the spare or upper room in a private house or in a village […] where travelers received hospitality and where no payment was expected” (ISBE 2004).
For a more detailed look at what an inn was like in Israel at the time of Christ's birth, please take a look at "The Accommodations of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem: Κατάλυμα in Luke 2.7* by STEPHEN C. CARLSON http://www.hypotyposeis.org/papers/Carlson%202010%20NTS.pdf
For a more detailed look at what an inn was like in Israel at the time of Christ's birth, please take a look at "The Accommodations of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem: Κατάλυμα in Luke 2.7* by STEPHEN C. CARLSON http://www.hypotyposeis.org/papers/Carlson%202010%20NTS.pdf
A Christmas True or False Quiz
Can you separate fact from fiction in the Christmas story? Test your knowledge by answering "T" or "F" to each statement based only on the scriptures.
____1. There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas story.
____2. The wise men were three kings from the orient.
____3. The little drummer boy came to the manger after the other shepherds.
____4. The star did not appear above the manger.
____5. Christ was born December 25, 1 A.D.
____6. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then he appeared to Joseph.
____7. Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
____8. Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar Augustus.
____9. The wise men followed the star as it moved from their eastern land to Israel.
____10. The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus' birth.
____11. God sent a choir of chubby angels with wings to announce Jesus' birth to the shepherds.
____12. Shepherding was considered a very noble occupation.
____13. Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was to be named "Jesus."
____14. The wise men found Jesus lying in a manger in the town of Bethlehem.
____15. A manger is a feeding trough.
____16. After the angel’s announcement the shepherds went straight to Bethlehem to see Jesus.
____17. Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel appeared to him.
____18. Some of the shepherds doubted and refused to believe the message they heard from the angels.
President Russel M. Nelson: "“The greatest gift you could give to the Lord at Christmas, or at any other time, is to keep yourself unspotted from the world, worthy to attend His holy temple.” (“Wise men and Women still adore him”)
____1. There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas story.
____2. The wise men were three kings from the orient.
____3. The little drummer boy came to the manger after the other shepherds.
____4. The star did not appear above the manger.
____5. Christ was born December 25, 1 A.D.
____6. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then he appeared to Joseph.
____7. Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
____8. Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar Augustus.
____9. The wise men followed the star as it moved from their eastern land to Israel.
____10. The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus' birth.
____11. God sent a choir of chubby angels with wings to announce Jesus' birth to the shepherds.
____12. Shepherding was considered a very noble occupation.
____13. Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was to be named "Jesus."
____14. The wise men found Jesus lying in a manger in the town of Bethlehem.
____15. A manger is a feeding trough.
____16. After the angel’s announcement the shepherds went straight to Bethlehem to see Jesus.
____17. Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel appeared to him.
____18. Some of the shepherds doubted and refused to believe the message they heard from the angels.
President Russel M. Nelson: "“The greatest gift you could give to the Lord at Christmas, or at any other time, is to keep yourself unspotted from the world, worthy to attend His holy temple.” (“Wise men and Women still adore him”)