The Bible says that three wise men traveled from afar on camels to visit the infant Jesus as he lay in the manger. As Santa Claus and his reindeer are to the secular celebration of Christmas, so ...

The three kings present their gifts to Jesus in Sandro Botticelli's "The Adoration of the Magi" (ca 1478). Botticelli, a Florentine, created several well-known paintings of this scene, which was ...

The magi are also referred to in the Old Testament in the Book of Daniel, named for a Jewish prophet who lived between 620 and 538 BCE and was known for his skill in dream interpretation.

Many people believe that the three wise men, as described in the Bible, were astrologers. They studied the movements of the planets (called wandering stars back then, ...

The Star of Bethlehem supposedly led the three wise men to Jesus. iStock . Astronomer Michael Molnar points out that "in the east" is a literal translation of the Greek phrase en te anatole, which ...

Melchior is said to be the oldest of the three Magi, who is supposed to have offered Christ the gold. St. Bede the Venerable says that he was an old man with long white hair, and that he lived to ...

According to the Bible, although the birth of Jesus is celebrated on Christmas Day (Dec. 25), the Three Wise Men did not get to see him until twelve days later, which is why Three Kings Day is ...

Although the three visitors are popularly referred to as kings, in the Bible they are rather described as wise men, in some translations astrologers or magi — priests specialized in the study of ...

The author explained how he searched the Bible looking for “clues about the identity of the Wise Men”. And he found a passage in Isaiah 60 that would become critical to his theory.

On Jan. 5, known as Víspera de Reyes or Three Kings Eve, Keishla Estrada's children place a small bag filled with grass underneath their pillows as a snack for the wise men's camels.

After Christmas, we prepare for a visit from the Three Wise Men. In the Bible, it is said they follow the North Star to visit and bring gifts to the newborn King, ...