Motif
Child targeted by ruler and infants slain
child_targeted_by_ruler_and_infants_slain
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
christian apocrypha
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The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Complete CHAP. II. / CHAPTER III. / CHAPTER IV. / CHAPTER V.; lines 2925-2974 confidence: high
The heading says Joseph and Mary leave Egypt. Joseph and Mary hear the idol has fallen and been destroyed, fear and tremble, and recall Herod's intent to kill Jesus and the slaughter of infants at Bethlehem and nearby.
Joseph and Mary recall that Herod intended to kill Jesus and slew infants at Bethlehem and nearby for that purpose.
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