As the adopted son of the carpenter Joseph, he was brought up in a humble home and was the first of several children in the family. ​ — Isaiah 7: 14; Matthew 1: 22, 23; Mark 6: 3.
مریم بعد از عیسی فرزندان دیگری نیز به دنیا آورد .‏ —‏ اِشَعْیا ۷ :‏ ۱۴ ؛‏ متّیٰ ۱ :‏ ۲۲ ،‏ ۲۳ ؛‏ مَرقُس ۶ :‏ ۳‏ .‏