# Jesus' Siblings and Virgin Birth

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**Created:** [August 1, 1999, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-siblings-and-virgin-birth/206 "1999-08-01T05:55:00Z")\
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If only there was some place in the Bible that said Mary and Joseph consumated their marriage sexually this could be resolved. Matthew 1:23 (speaking of Joseph)“and did not know her TILL had brought forth her firstborn.” Seems clear to me.

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