I found this tidbit. Can anyone who is familiar with history [the accurate kind] verify this statement?
2:1, 2-How does the reference to "this
first registration" help determine the time
of Jesus' birth? Under Caesar Augustus,
more than one registration took place-the
first in 2 B.C.E. in fulfillment of Daniel 11:20
and the second in 6 or 7 C.E. (Acts 5:37) Quirinius
served as governor of Syria during
both of these registrations, evidentlyoccupying
that position twice. Luke's reference to
the first registration places the date of Jesus'
birth in 2 B.C.E.
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