They spend three years in Egypt waiting for Herod to take a dirt nap. More than likely, Joseph supported the family with his carpenter's skills or maybe by selling the Magi gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Racist Egyptians didn't have much of a refugee relief program back in those days.
58 posted on 09/15/2020 11:17:22 AM PDT by Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)