In the western Christian version of the nativity story, three men from distant lands cross the deserts guided by the “Star of Bethlehem ... The story of the wise men has inspired artists ...

In the carol "We Three Kings," people sing of "following yonder star." The biblical account The story of the Wise Men, also called Magi, following the Star of Bethlehem is found only once in the ...

Eventually, they call on the three wise men to ask when the star appeared. And thanks to Micah’s prophesy that the messiah would be born in Bethlehem, Herod sends the trio to Bethlehem to search ...

(The Conversation) — As Christmas approaches, Nativity scenes showing three wise men visiting ... led by a star and in search of a new king. They make their way to Bethlehem, where they bow ...

We understand from the gospel account that these three men were known as “Magi,” or “magicians,” who had come from the East from Jerusalem and had followed the star announcing the birth of ...