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The commemoration of Jesus’ birth on December 25 has no basis at all in the Bible. The records of Jesus’ birth can be found in the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and the [[Gospel of Luke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+2%3A1-11&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Matthew 2:1–11|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+2%3A1-20&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Luke 2:1–20|quote=}}</ref> As for the time of His birth, there is a hint in the Gospel of Luke. According to the Gospel of Luke, when Jesus was born in a in a private family house in Bethlehem, shepherds were out in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks at night.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+2%3A6-8&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Luke 2:6–8|quote=}}</ref> Israel has a Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and cold and humid winters. Approximately, November to April is the rainy season, and December belongs to winter. Because shepherds tended the sheep at night, most scholars generally accept that the time of Jesus’ birth was not winter but spring.<ref>Richard V. Barnett, ''The Case for Israel'', Writers Republic LLC, 2020, p. 35</ref><ref>John Schwarz, ''A Handbook of the Christian Faith'', Bethany House, 2004, p. 76</ref>