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N those  days  a decree  went  forth  from  the  Roman  emperor, Caesar Augustus,  commanding  that  all  the  people  of  the  empire should be  enrolled. Each one  had  to  give  in  his  name  “in  his own city,”  i.e.  in  the  tribe  and  city to which  he  belonged. So Joseph and  Mary  went  to  Bethlehem (Fig.  63),  the  city  of  David, because they  were  of  the  family  of  that  king.