It seems that the family did not stay long in Egypt, for soon the angel informed Joseph that Herod was dead. Joseph brought his family back to their homeland. An ancient prophecy had foretold that Jehovah would call his son "out of Egypt"(Matthew 2:15) Joseph helped to fulfill that prophecy, but where would he lead his family now?
Joseph was cautious. He wisely feared Herod's successor, Archelaus, who was likewise vicious and murderous. Divine guidance led Joseph to take his family up north, away from Jerusalem and all its intrigues, back to his hometown of Nazareth in Galilee. There he and Mary raised their family. - Read MATTHEW 2:19-23.
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