Jesus was not born in a manger

I have heard two or three Christmas sons that say that Jesus was born in a manger. I wish song writers would always read relevant Bible passages carefully.

Jesus was laid in a nanger. It would have really veen tough on His mother if she had given birth in a feed trough.

Manger also means to eat……….a manger is also a place where animals eat, not just the trough but the housing of it as well. I suppose you could say a barn also.

Well songs are not usually dead on unless it is the literal Scripture verse that is being sung. I believe they mean He was in a manger,not literally born in one. But thanks for the visual cue. Never had a child myself,painful enough I'm sure. But your description seems far more painful,if that were even possible.

Some singers arent very good at enunciating lyrics also, so theres that. I havent heard any that say he was born in a manger..but dont let that bother you Lol. These days theres a thing called autotune, Theres probably also autocorrect for lyrics...still people can get it wrong. Like how your phone if its on predictive text just doesnt know what you are trying to say and corrects it to the most innapropriate thing.

Apparently it means that in the minds of some recent song writers. These lyrics could be the result of historical separation from being a society of farmers and riders of horses. I remember in Sunday school that I was taught what a manger is. I wasn't a farmer, but I still had an aunt and uncle who were. My grandparents raised a bovine when my mother was a child, and my father rode in a horse and buggy as a child. Maybe people don't know because manger scenes are taken down from public places.

Manger is taken from the French word, dmanger, or, to eat. Just as in Spanish it is comer, German essen, Hebrew ochel, etc.

For some odd etymological reasopn, or linguistic if you prefer, people borrowed the word from French in English to depict a barn or a trough for feed. Jesus was born in a manger, and is said to have first slept in the feeding trough or manger, on hay. This is mostly tradition of men but based on the reality of His circumstances at birth.

It is not really so much a dogma or doctrine as it is simply a harmless tradition.

There is nothing at fault to call his birthplace a manger if it was a barn because in those days it was not just for protection but for feeding, just as barns are today.