It took Mary and Joseph a total of three days to locate Jesus in the temple.
He was 12 years old when He was lost in Jerusalem. He was found in the temple after 3 days by Mary and Joseph his parents.
There is stories or thoughts like: The Nativity-Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus The Wedding of cana-Where Jesus made his first miracle The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple-Jesus left Mary and Joseph and couldn't find him, they were looking for days! There are lots of stories and thoughts that you can have of Mary! By Annabel Age:10 19/11/2012
According some sources, Joseph had yet died. Mary continued to worship and participate in the first kehilah (congregation) with her sons Jacob, Jude, Joseph and Shimon, as its written in Acts.
Jesus was not lost. When his parents were finished with their dealings in the city, they left with a large entourage, and assumed that Jesus was somewhere in the group. Jesus made His way to the Temple to teach what He knew. It was several days later that Mary and Joseph found Him at the temple expounding scriptures and teaching the elders. Jesus knew He was about His fathers' business. Not Joseph, but the business of God, His father.
There is no definitive answer in historical or biblical records regarding the exact duration of Mary and Joseph's marriage. However, it is generally believed that they were married before the birth of Jesus and remained married until Joseph's death.
Mary and Joseph took the baby Jesus to the temple when he was eight days old as it was the custom.
AnswerMatthew: After Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph remained in their house in Bethlehem until a visit from the magi, or wise men. Some time afterwards they fled from Bethlehem to Egypt for fear of Herod, beginning the return journey to Bethlehem after his death but, being warned in a dream, turned aside and travelled to Nazareth instead. Luke: After Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph received the poor shepherds who came to worship Jesus. After eight days, they had Jesus circumcised and after forty days, they travelled to Jerusalem to present Jesus at the Temple, then returned peacefully to their home in Nazareth.
Because it was the last place they thought he would be found there, as a boy asking questions among learned people was a surprise.
After Jesus was 12 years, he got lost in the temple for three days.
Mary brought Jesus to the temple, before God, to be circumcised, eight days after he was born. Then 33 days after that Mary brought Jesus before the Lord according to the law of Moses, (Leviticus 12,2 to 6)
There is no record in the Bible that I can see of anyone visiting Jesus Mary and Joseph 12 days after Jesus' birth. The only visitors to them all that seem to be recorded, are the three wise men and the shepherds, who visited them in the cattle shed just after the child was born.