Why was there no room for Jesus in the inn?

It seems that Joseph had no house of his own to go into, nor any relation and friend to receive him: and it may be, both his own father and Mary's father were dead, and therefore were obliged to put up at an inn; and in this there was no room for them, because of the multitude that were there to be enrolled: and this ...



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Inn. For the early Christians this element readily symbolized the Church. An “inn” was “a public house open to all.” A public shelter is comparable to the Church of Christ in several ways.

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The original meaning of inn was lodging and food for travelers, although today some inns don't have a restaurant or bar attached. If you own or manage an inn, you're an innkeeper. Inn comes from the Old English inne, inside or within.

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Hotels are typically found in high-travel areas, while inns serve a more leisurely crowd, and are often found off of highways. Some inns are more immersed in nature than hotels, and even motels. Those are found surrounded by hiking trails, lakes, mountains, rivers, and national forests.

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