Later tellings of the story identified the magi by name and identified their lands of origin:
The biblical Magi (/ˈmeɪdʒaɪ/ or /ˈmædʒaɪ/; singular: magus)—also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men, (Three) Kings, and the (Three) Magi—were distinguished foreigners in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition. They are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
The Catholic feast of Epiphany commemorates the veneration of the Child Jesus by the Magi Gasparre, Melchiorre and Baldassarre. According to tradition, they came to the stable immediately after the birth of Jesus Christ to worship the new king of the world.
And it happened that when the angels went away from them into the sky, the shepherds said one to another, “Let us go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.
As the well-known story in the Gospel of Matthew goes, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. And after consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men found newborn baby Jesus in the little town of Bethlehem.
The wise men arrive in Jerusalem from an unnamed location “in the East,” led by a star and in search of a new king. They make their way to Bethlehem, where they bow before Jesus and offer gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Then, they return home by a different route.
According to the Bible, the Wise Men were three middle eastern kings— Gaspar, Melchior, and Baltasar—who felt compelled by God and a new star in the sky to go to Jerusalem and bring gifts to the son of God who was to be born.
9 Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved.
Herod's only appearance is in the Gospel of Matthew, the first book in the New Testament. According to the author of Matthew, it was Herod who was the King of Judea when Jesus was born.
Mary Magdalene, also called Mary of Magdala, (flourished 1st century ce, Palestine; feast day July 22), one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, famous, according to Mark 16:9–10 and John 20:14–17, for being the first person to see the resurrected Christ.
According to the Gospel of Matthew, the men traveled for 12 days by following a star in the desert that led them to baby Jesus in a manger. The three kings represented Europe, Arabia, and Africa, and their coming together was symbolic of unity. The gold offered by one is an acknowledgment of Jesus's royal standing.
Three Kings Day is a religious Christian and Catholic holiday mostly celebrated in Europe, Latin America, and Spain.
That's a pious tradition that developed based on the three gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh that the Magi brought Jesus. Since the seventh century, the Western Church has recognized these three Magi by the names Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar.
Artaban, the fourth King. One of the authors who devoted his attention to the story of Artaban is Henry Van Dyke, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, who in 1896 wrote the book Artaban, the fourth King.
the name of 3 great kings who have. brought happiness and peace into. people's lives?" Little Johnny: Drin- king, smo-king, and fuc-king. :P.
OTHING in Jewish history seems at first sight to be more certain than that the first three kings of Israel were named Saul, David and Solomon. And yet the Bible itself states explicitly that the official name given to the last by the prophet Nathan was not Solomon but Jedidiah (2 Samuel xii.
Adelphoi (brethren) of Jesus
Mark 6:3. names James, Joses, Judas (conventionally known in English as Jude) and Simon as the brothers of Jesus, and Matthew 13:55, which probably used Mark as its source, gives the same names in different order, James, Joseph, Simon and Judas.
Theories based on the Star of Bethlehem
University of Cambridge Professor Colin Humphreys has argued in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society that a comet in early 5 BC was likely the "Star of Bethlehem", putting Jesus' birth in or near April, 5 BC.
According to the Gospels, Jesus of Nazareth preached and was executed during the reign of Tiberius, by the authority of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judaea province. Luke 3:1, states that John the Baptist entered on his public ministry in the fifteenth year of Tiberius' reign.
Because this day focuses on Jesus and Mary, the observation of 3 February is specific to Simeon, who was allowed to die after seeing the Christ born of a virgin.
Forty days after his resurrection, Christ, shrouded in clouds, ascends to Heaven. The climactic event of his time on Earth is witnessed by 11 of his 12 Disciples: Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ for 30 pieces of silver, had hanged himself in shame.
Assumption: Mary was taken bodily into heaven either at, or before, her death.
Nevertheless, the magi were originally a pagan, priestly tribe of people from the Medes and Persians for which there are many historical references to confirm this. However, the magi mentioned in Matthew's account were different as we shall see.
The Star of Bethlehem, or Christmas Star, appears in the nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew chapter 2 where "wise men from the East" (Magi) are inspired by the star to travel to Jerusalem.
Epiphany celebrates the Magi's journey to worship Jesus. It represents the coming of Jesus to all – to Gentiles and Jews alike. The Magi saw the star from afar and traveled to worship the Christ Child. They brought him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh – each of which tells us something about Jesus' identity.