Keeping this in consideration, how far did Mary and Joseph travel from Bethlehem to Egypt?
They had to travel 90 miles to the city of Joseph's ancestors: south along the flatlands of the Jordan River, then west over the hills surrounding Jerusalem, and on into Bethlehem. “It was a fairly grueling trip,” said Strange, who annually leads an excavation team at the ancient city of Sepphoris, near Nazareth.
Furthermore, when did Joseph and Mary return from Egypt? It seems to me that the most likely scenario is that Jesus was born around 6 B.C., the wise men (by their own account) arrived in Jerusalem two years later in 4 B.C., and in that same year Joseph, Mary, and Jesus fled to Egypt, Herod died, and they returned.
Similarly, you may ask, where did Joseph and Mary go after Jesus was born?
In Matthew's Gospel, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus left Bethlehem and travelled to Egypt. After Herod died, they began the return journey to their home in Bethlehem but never got there, turning aside and heading north to Galilee, where they settled in a town called Nazareth.
Where did the Holy Family stay in Egypt?
Old Cairo
