![]() But to assume that there were only three gift givers is rather illogical considering the nomadic caravan customs of the day. Matthew 2:1-2 makes it clear that the men brought three gifts. But, those storybooks paint a twisted truth. Please see my disclosure policy for full details.)Īdding to the noisy narrative, most storybooks also portray three magi riding on camels to visit a newborn on the night of His birth. They were obviously interested in signs of the heavens and were willing to travel a great distance to follow the clues given in the stars and the Old Testament (specifically Numbers 24:17) to find a child who was "born King of the Jews." Some theologians speculate that they were from a similar order of philosophers and foreign priests as those in Daniel's day. ![]() Instead, it refers to them as educated men who came from the East, possibly the direction of Babylon or Persia. While Scripture refers to them as magi, or wise men, it gives no indication that they were kings. ![]() Contrary to the popular Christmas carol, three kings did not visit a newborn Jesus in Bethlehem. ![]()
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