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WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?: M. M. NINAN<br />
until 21 st of Tishri. The Last Great Day – Rosh Hosanah- falls on 22 nd<br />
Tishri. (There is difference of opinion whether the last Great Day <strong>was</strong><br />
21 st or 22 nd of Tishri.)<br />
Elizabeth conceived John the Baptist AFTER Zechariah had finished<br />
his Temple service:<br />
Luke 1:23 <strong>When</strong> his time of service <strong>was</strong> completed, he returned home.<br />
After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months<br />
remained in seclusion<br />
However Zachariah could not leave the temple immediately because<br />
the Feast of Booth – Succoth followed soon after in which every levite<br />
<strong>was</strong> to serve. The Feast of Sucoth lasted from the 15 Tishri to the 21 st<br />
of Tishri, culminating on 22 nd Tishri, the Great Day – Hoshana Raba<br />
also known as Rosh Hashanah<br />
His service ended on 22 nd of Tishri on the Eighth day a Sunday.<br />
Mary conceived on the sixth month.<br />
Luke 1:26-33<br />
On the sixth month God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in<br />
Galilee, To a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a<br />
descendant of David. The virgin’s name <strong>was</strong> Mary. The angel went to<br />
her and said, “Greetings, …. You will be with child and give birth to a<br />
son, and you are to give him the name <strong>Jesus</strong>. He will be great and will<br />
be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the<br />
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