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Narrows it down a bit, I guess 🤷🏻 (lemmy.nz)
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[-] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Probably not a carpenter. The Greek word tektōn translates as craftsman or builder, not specifically carpenter. And given the relative scarcity of wood in the region, modern scholars think that Joseph would have been a stonemason.

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