All nativity plays I’ve seen take liberties with the text. They’re set in stables with lots of animals. The Bible never says so. it just says Joseph and Mary used a manger as a makeshift bed for Jesus.
That they were in a stable is one possible theory. Another is that they were taken in by a kindhearted person who let them sleep on the floor in his/her house, and got a manger as a makeshift bed for baby Jesus.
All nativity plays I’ve seen take liberties with the text. They’re set in stables with lots of animals. The Bible never says so. it just says Joseph and Mary used a manger as a makeshift bed for Jesus.
That they were in a stable is one possible theory. Another is that they were taken in by a kindhearted person who let them sleep on the floor in his/her house, and got a manger as a makeshift bed for baby Jesus.