What did Joseph do after Jesus’ birth to protect him?

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After Jesus’ birth at Bethlehem, an angel warned Joseph and Mary about King Herod’s impending violence against the child, leading them to flee to Egypt. There the angel again appeared to Joseph, informing him of Herod’s death and instructing him to return to the Holy Land. They later settled in Nazareth in Galilee, where Joseph taught his craft of carpentry to Jesus.