[bunkerhill7]

When Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus escaped to Egypt, they had to check in at the eastern Egyptian boder guard post, manned by Jewish fighters hired by the Romans.

All the country borders in the Middle East had Roman guard posts every 100 yards to control
their borders.

The Roman were not fools.

[T-Bird45]

All the country borders in the Middle East had Roman guard posts every 100 yards to control their borders.

The Romans were not fools.

I've never seen the ones in the Middle East but I have seen them across Germany. They took it seriously.

Now, as to the poor excuse for a bureaucrat attempting to be a theologian, I have but one retort...pppffffftttt!!