The "Nativity" story is what the holiday of Christmas is ... And it is in Luke — and only Luke — that we get the no-vacancy inn, the birth in the manger, and the parallel story of the birth ...

When Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem the local inn was full with people ... people of all backgrounds. The story of Jesus's birth (also known as the nativity) is often retold by children ...

Most people are familiar with the story of Jesus Christ’s birth. Come Christmastime, Nativity scenes in towns ... because there was no room for them in the inn.” The word “manger” suggests ...