Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 2, 1-12. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying ...

Our Nativity scenes seem incomplete until the 12th day of Christmas when the Magi finally arrive at Jesus' crib for the first celebration of the Epiphany. Although Matthew is the only evangelist ...

Herod was giving Jesus all the options of a hero – that act of separating Himself from his original place only for him to perform a rebound, a journey back where he became stronger, more powerful.

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 ...

Herod the Great, King of Judea, felt threatened when the Magi—wise men from the East—arrived in Jerusalem asking, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when ...

The surprising reality is that Jesus almost certainly wasn't born in the winter of 1 AD.

King Herod After worshipping the infant Jesus, the magi, according to Matthew, are warned in a dream not to return to Jerusalem, where Herod is awaiting their information on the child.

Matthew’s gospel recorded that celestial activity was seen by the Magi traveling from the east, who followed a star over Bethlehem. When the Magi arrived, they asked: ...

Thus, the Magi possibly decided to travel in search of the Messiah because, in ancient astrology, Jupiter was considered the star of the prince of the world, the constellation of Pisces as the ...

The Magi likely assumed that the Newborn King would be related to the current king, so Herod’s surprise may have confused them. And Herod seems more than surprised; he seems threatened and agitated.