They came together two more times, being 1 degree apart on October 6th and December 1st before they moved away from each other. It was what astronomers call a triple conjunction. To astrologers of the time these events were staggering. Saturn was commonly identified with the God of Israel and Jupiter with the Messiah. They had come together in the constellation of Pisces, the water sign.
Water falls to Earth and makes it fertile which was believed to be the role of Israel among nations.
If Jesus was born in 7 BC, as many believe, and if the conjunction theory is correct then it points to the birth of Jesus in August or September. We have no way of being sure of the exact day but we could take the so-called acronychal rising of Jupiter and Saturn when they were in the sky all of the night. The main image features an illuminated star which has been hung inside St. Catherine's chapel in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.