Joseph, the husband of Mary

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

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

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.'—MATT.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander

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)

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

From Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities by Cooper, Robert

“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