right. Some have thought that the birth took place in the open air (possibly the courtyard of the inn), that being where a manger would likely be. We do not know. We know only that everything points to poverty, obscurity and even rejection. There was no place for them in the inn. Joseph may have left his journey too late. Or the innkeeper may not have wished to have them. Another possibility is that the word does not mean inn here, but a room in a house (as in 22:11). It had been meant for Joseph