It has generally been assumed that the wise men (or magi) were three in number because Matthew 2:11 makes mention of three gifts: ". . . they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and ...

The Wise Men arrive in Jerusalem from the east (Matthew 2:1) and ask for the whereabouts of the child, saying, "For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him" (Matthew 2:2).

The Cologne Cathedral houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary which tradition says holds the bones of the Biblical Magi. The long journey of the' Three Wise Men' to the Rhineland begins ...

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 ...

Neither look particularly promising. Instead, then, Munroe tried out a star. If the wise men had followed Sirius—the brightest star in the night sky—day and night, even when it was below the ...

The Star of Bethlehem led the three wise men to Jesus' birth, according to the New Testament. But what was the Star of Bethlehem? There are several theories.

Rediscovered ancient text says Christ appeared to the Wise Men as a "star-child" Dec. 23, 2010— -- An ancient text called the "Revelation of the Magi," has been rediscovered and tells a very ...

In the western Christian version of the nativity story, three men from distant lands cross the deserts guided by the “Star of Bethlehem”, bearing gifts for the newly born Jesus.. The “three ...

A new star, or nova, could have given the three wise men something to follow "It can 'appear' as a new star in a constellation, and fade again over the following months," he explains.