The Angel talks to Joseph
The angel Gabriel talks to Joseph in a dream. Take Mary to be your wife.
Joseph in Hebrew means: increaser.
First mention of the name Joseph in the Bible was as the eleventh son of Jacob and first of Rachel. He was the son with the coat of many colors. Joseph served God all his life with integrity. Mary's husband Joseph was more than likely named after him.
Background Reading:
Matthew 1:18-25
An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"-which means, "God with us."
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
More Information:
The Angel:
The Birth of Jesus or The Christmas message or story.
The Birth of Jesus divided time into BC and AD. Israel was under Roman occupation. The Romans had a census every 14 years for taxation purposes.