She was promised in marriage to a man named Joseph. Nazareth was a town in the country of Galilee. 27 He went to a woman who had never had a man. Biblical Story: Mary Learns About Jesus Luke 1:26-38Ģ6 Six months after Elizabeth knew she was to become a mother, Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth. But back then, people probably didn't know that. In short, the answer to 'Mary Did You Know?' was yes, she knew. She was told how important her son's birth would be. Today, we know that yes, Mary knew the important role she had. We know how God sent the angel Gabriel to Mary to prepare her. If you were there when Jesus was on earth performing His miracles, and you lived in Mary's town, what might you have asked her? Imagine if you were alive back when Jesus, Mary and Joseph walked the planet.