Somewhere around 6-4 B.C., the angel Gabriel visited the virgin Mary, who was going to be married to Joseph. Gabriel told her she was going to have a baby, and that it would be God's baby. Before she was married she became pregnant with this holy child, so Joseph decided to call off the wedding, but was encouraged to get married by Gabriel. They both travelled to Joseph's hometown Bethlehem because a census was taking place. There was no room in the inn at Bethlehem, so Mary was forced to give birth in a cave where animals were kept. The baby was born in a feeding trough.