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Why did Joseph and his wife take shelter in a stable?
Luke: “Because there was no room for them in the inn” ([ii, 7]).
Luke states that there was an inn at Bethlehem. There was no inn in the place. Dr. Geikie says: “We must not moreover think of Joseph seeking an inn at Bethlehem, for inns were unknown among the Jews” (Christmas at Bethlehem).