concerned with Joseph’s legal descent from David, because this established Jesus as a legal Davidic heir. While Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem, Mary went into labor and bore Jesus, her firstborn son (implying that she had later sons as well). While completely speculative, the journey may have induced labor or at least sped up the delivery. Luke’s account is amazingly brief in light of the way succeeding generations have expanded it. It may come as a surprise, but Scripture mentions neither