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It says betlehem, modern palestine. Wtf?. Betlehem is in Israel. DO NOT involve politics into history!. Fix it 2A01:73C0:94A:999D:2C25:AB1D:AF8C:E35C (talk) 13:53, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Bowler the Carmine | talk 16:11, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bethlehem was never part of Israel. It is part of the West Bank, and a key city in Palestine. Dimadick (talk) 08:31, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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170.85.73.111 (talk) 14:59, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: See the response to the previous edit request above. Bethlehem is not part of Israel and never has been. Day Creature (talk) 15:24, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Change “ The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, modern day Palestine,”

Change to: “ The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, modern day Israel” ~2025-32993-35 (talk) 06:04, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: See response to previous edit request above tony 06:25, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Description of suggested change: The opening text of this article is inaccurate and misleading. The biblical gospels of Matthew and Luke do not state that Jesus's birth was "caused by divine intervention". What they actually state is that an "angel" claimed that Jesus's birth was "caused by divine intervention":

 "But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost." - Matthew 1:20 (King James Bible)
 "And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS." - Luke 1:30-31 (King James Bible)

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~2026-91770-0 (talk) 11:19, 9 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. Please note that we generally consider the Bible to be a primary source, which would make these changes as described right now WP:Original Research. ScrubbedFalcon (talk) 17:04, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

^ "But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost." — Matthew 1:20
^ "And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS." — Luke 1:30

[1] "But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost." — Matthew 1:20

[2] "And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS." — Luke 1:30