Baby Jesus' Escape To Egypt Interactive Story

Baby Jesus' Great Escape!

An Interactive Journey to Egypt

Welcome to the adventure! This is the story of a very special family's long journey. Click on the numbered steps on the map to follow their path and discover what happened at each stage.

Bethlehem

Nazareth

Meet the important people and messengers from the story! Click on each picture to learn more about them.

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Baby Jesus

A very special baby, the Son of God, who was born to save the world. His family had to protect Him from a mean king.

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Mary

Jesus' mother. She was kind, loving, and trusted God to take care of her family on their long and difficult journey.

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Joseph

Jesus' earthly father, a carpenter. He was brave and obedient to God, immediately acting on the angel's warning to keep his family safe.

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King Herod

The powerful and mean king who was afraid of Baby Jesus. He wanted to hurt Jesus because he feared losing his throne.

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The Angel

A messenger from God who appeared to Joseph in dreams, warning him of danger and later telling him when it was safe to return home.

Do you have questions about the journey or the people in the story? Click on a question below to reveal the answer!

King Herod was a very powerful ruler, and he was afraid that Baby Jesus, who was called the "King of the Jews," would grow up and take his throne. He wanted to be the only king!

The Bible doesn't say exactly how long, but it was long enough for Herod to die. Many scholars believe it was for a few years.

Yes! There were many Jewish people living in Egypt at that time. It wasn't uncommon for people to travel and live in different lands for work or safety. This made it easier for Joseph and Mary to find a place to fit in.

Yes, very hard! There were no paved roads, no cars, and often dangers like robbers or wild animals. Journeys were long and challenging, and people relied on donkeys, camels, or their own two feet.