Joseph, the husband of Mary

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1. In Christian belief, the foster father of Jesus, who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit without a human father. According to the Gospels, Joseph, the husband of Mary, was a carpenter; people occasionally called Jesus “the carpenter's son.” Jesus apparently learned that trade at Joseph's side.

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Joseph, the husband of Mary

“Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus, who is called Messiah.”

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

"It is, however, a fortunate circumstance that Matthew also, when tracing down the Lord's descent from Abraham to Mary, says, 'Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus."

From The Lost Gospel and Its Contents Or, The Author of "Supernatural Religion" Refuted by Himself by Sadler, Michael Ferrebee

But Matthew says that "Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary": whereas Luke says that Joseph was the son of Heli.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Matthew, after naming twenty-four generations as filling out the line, and making it complete between David and Jacob, concludes by saying, "and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary."

From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Graves, Kersey

Behind the group is Joseph, the husband of Mary, in an attitude which is very common in the old pictures.

From Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)