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The tale begins with the wise men traveling from the “East.” They visit King Herod to ask for directions and then bring gifts to Mary, Joseph and Jesus in Bethlehem.

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King Herod had heard rumors of the birth of a new “king” and jealously sought out the baby. In the Book of Matthew, the magi stopped at Herod’s palace on their way to Bethlehem, and the king ...

The pro-Palestinians unverified semiotics haven’t yet tried to make any incredulous or bizarre claims that the Three Wise Men were ‘keffiyeh’ wearing warriors from Yemen!

By divination, Matthew tells us the three wise men had learned of a child “born king of the Jews”. They had observed the baby’s star at its rising and would travel to pay homage.

The evil genius King Herod begs them to report back once they have seen the newborn Christ child but they manage to outwit him – well, they are wise! – and return “to their country by ...

Herod the Great, King of Judea, felt threatened when the Magi—wise men from the East—arrived in Jerusalem asking, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when ...

It is likely that the Three Wise Men knew some messianic prophecies of the Hebrew people and that is why they came to Jerusalem, to Herod’s palace, asking for the king of the Jews.

The wise men offer the baby their gifts—expected gifts—for a king, gold and for a high priest, incense (as mentioned in the Book of Isaiah 60, read on this feast).