According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. After consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men followed the star to ...

Abstract IN the Astronomical Journal of November 26 we find the second of two very interesting articles written by Mr. J. H. Stockwell, bearing on the chronology of certain ancient events.

Even if the author of Matthew felt the Star of Bethlehem was accurate history and not pious fiction, we'll likely never know the particular event they had in mind. Paper: Chester, Craig.

So the star wasn't really needed to guide them to Bethlehem - they'd have had quite a job to miss it. If the star had moved like all other night sky objects, then it could easily lay south by the ...

The famous Star of Bethlehem may not have been a star at all, but an extremely rare planetary alignment, according to a University of Notre Dame professor. Grant Matthews, professor of theoretical ...

The biblical account. The story of the Wise Men, also called Magi, following the Star of Bethlehem is found only once in the Bible, in Matthew 2:1–12.

In late December 2022, social media users shared a copypasta post that claimed the "Star of Bethlehem" would shine shortly after sunset on Dec. 21 for the first time since the year 1226.

Mars, Jupiter and Venus, another suggested theory for the "Star of Bethlehem," will not be in conjunction on Dec. 21, according to experts. Our fact-check sources: Kevin Lewis , Dec. 16, Email to ...

It's Star Search, Bethlehem style! A giant, 15-foot Bethlehem Star will be planted in a different location each holiday season, officials announced. "Last year it was here at Payrow Plaza.

REFERRING to the hypothesis in your last week's issue, that the star of Bethlehem was Venus, I would point out that 1180 synodical periods of Venus (i.e. 1180 × 583.92 = 689,025 mean solar days ...