The town was very busy so they had to stay in a stable. This is where Jesus was born. ALICE: It actually looks kinda cosy! *A sheep baas. * NARRATOR: Some nearby shepherds were visited by an angel ...

Decades of Roman rule were causing ever more resentment. Jesus was born to a family from a village called Nazareth, near the Sea of Galilee. As he was growing up, Judaea was collapsing into chaos.