In 4 B.C. King Herod died and his kingdom was split between 3 of his sons. None of his sons would ever be called "King of the Jews" like Herod was, but they would rule over different parts of the Jewish territory. Herod Antipas ruled over Perea and over Galilee. After living a short time in Egypt, after King Herod died, Joseph and Mary decided to avoid living in Judea because Herod Archelaus was the ruler of that territory. Instead they moved to Galilee which was their original home under the rulership of Herod Antipas.
During Herod's reign he built a capital city in Galilee called Sepphoris which was only 3 miles away from Jesus' hometown Nazareth. It is extremely possible that as carpenters, Jesus and his father were simply two of the many people who were employed in building that city. Being so close to the capital city, Jesus no doubt heard and possibly discussed a lot of politics. However, this part of his live is unknown to all of us so we can only guess what Jesus did and what he said.
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