Luke 2:1-4

1Now in those days a decree went out from 1Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of 2all 3the inhabited earth.

24This was the first census taken while 5Quirinius was governor of 6Syria.

3And all the people were on their way to register for the census, each to his own city.

4Now Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because 7he was of the house and family of David,