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The story of the Three Wise Men has fascinated people for centuries, but were they really kings, astrologers, or something more? This video explores the ancient roots of the Magi, their possible ...

The tale begins with the wise men traveling from the “East.” They visit King Herod to ask for directions and then bring gifts to Mary, Joseph and Jesus in Bethlehem.

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King Herod had heard rumors of the birth of a new “king” and jealously sought out the baby. In the Book of Matthew, the magi stopped at Herod’s palace on their way to Bethlehem, and the king ...

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By divination, Matthew tells us the three wise men had learned of a child “born king of the Jews”. They had observed the baby’s star at its rising and would travel to pay homage.

The wise men are given a status upgrade and become kings. For its part, the house in which Jesus is born gets a status downgrade and becomes a rickety straw-strewn manger.

The wise men had a dream after Herod told them to report to him where the young child was. The dream told them to go home another way and not report to Herod. They obeyed the dream, not the king.

It is likely that the Three Wise Men knew some messianic prophecies of the Hebrew people and that is why they came to Jerusalem, to Herod’s palace, asking for the king of the Jews.

The three wise men, or three kings, are traditional figures in every Nativity set — one king on a camel, one kneeling at the manager and one standing with a gift in his hand.