Hmm, good question. I am not familiar with animals and their own seasons. But given it's the birth of Christ and it was in a place where farm animals would be at.
There's no requirement in the text that there were baby animals. A lamb of the first year, mentioned in ritual rules, doesn't mean a lamb of exactly one year old with a set birthdate, it means a lamb born within the last year.
How do you account for "baby" animals in Sept or Oct? I've always felt it was spring
Hmm, good question. I am not familiar with animals and their own seasons. But given it's the birth of Christ and it was in a place where farm animals would be at.
Most animals give birth in the spring.
4 month old animals are still "babies".
There's no requirement in the text that there were baby animals. A lamb of the first year, mentioned in ritual rules, doesn't mean a lamb of exactly one year old with a set birthdate, it means a lamb born within the last year.
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Oh interesting, thanks for the information.