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Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly step father of Jesus Christ.
Joseph was visited by his girlfriend, Mary, who told Joseph that she was pregnant, despite not laying with a man. Joseph then says that a pregnant virgin is every man's worst nightmare. The angel Gabriel appeared to the couple and told Mary that she was carrying the son of God, who would grow up to become king of the Jews. Joseph and Mary then went to Bethlehem to have the baby.
At the Bethlehem Inn, the innkeeper told Mary and Joseph that he had plenty of rooms available with brand new carpeting. However, when Mary's water broke, the innkeeper forced them to stay in the barn. Mary successfully gave birth to the baby, and the three wise men, along with the two shepherds arrived to see Jesus. Joseph was upset because he wasn't the father or a wise man, so he went to drink some wine to make himself feel better. However, Jesus turned the wine into water, which prompted Joseph to attempt to strangle the baby Jesus, before Gabriel stopped him from doing so...
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