The names of the wise men, Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, do not come from the Bible and did not appear in Christian literature until over five hundred years after the birth of Jesus.

(The Conversation) — As Christmas approaches, Nativity scenes showing three wise men visiting the newborn Jesus are put up around ... and they foretell the birth of the Persian king Cyrus ...

The Gospel of Matthew tells that, not long after Jesus’s birth, three Wise Men appeared to bestow upon him gifts befitting of the Christ. Kings in their own land, the Wise Men got a memo from ...

But how many are aware that the Wise Men were not present at the birth of Jesus? Yet, these Nativity scenes certainly give the impression that they were. If we refer to the Biblical text ...

NARRATOR: Today we are going to learn about the birth of Jesus ... OISIN: Did anybody else go to see Jesus when he was born? *We see three wise men under a night sky. They point up to a bright ...

The Bible doesn’t mention December 25 as Jesus’ birth date. Early Christians chose ... The Star of Bethlehem guided wise men to Jesus. Some believe it was a rare planetary event or a celestial ...

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Christmas nativity scenes around the world feature a familiar cast of characters: Jesus, Mary, Joseph, an angel or two, some barnyard animals, shepherds and, of course, the three wise men led by a ...