The term "the virgin birth" is a common phrase used to refer to the biblical story of the birth of Jesus, in which he is said to have been born to the Virgin Mary through immaculate conception. However, there are several other terms or synonyms used to refer to this story. Some of these synonyms include the miraculous birth of Jesus, the birth of the Son of God, the nativity story, the birth of Christ, the divine conception of Jesus, and the miraculous conception of Jesus. Basically, all these different phrases allude to the same fundamental idea of the birth of Jesus as being a supernatural and miraculous event.