Canonical Gospel of Luke and that of Matthew describes Jesus as being born in Bethlehem of Judea virgin mother . In the account of Luke , Joseph and Mary traveling from Nazareth to Bethlehem for the census , and Jesus was born there and laid in a manger . [4 ] Angels appear and declares that Jesus is the savior of all mankind and shepherds come as to worship . In Matthew 's account , astronomers follow a star to Bethlehem to bring gifts to Jesus , born King of the Jews . King Herod ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem who have less than two years, but Jesus 's family flees to Egypt and later resumed in Nazareth.
