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The Star of Bethlehem is shown as a comet above the child. Giotto witnessed an appearance of Halley's Comet in 1301. The Star of Bethlehem, or Christmas Star, [1] appears in the nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew chapter 2 where "wise men from the East" are inspired by the star to travel to Jerusalem.
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared. The Novum Testamentum Graece text is:
Ambrose: The star is the way, and the way is Christ; and according to the mystery of the incarnation, Christ is a star. He is a blazing and a morning-star. Thus where Herod is, the star is not seen; where Christ is, there it is again seen, and points out the way. [4] Saint Remigius: Or, the star figures the grace of God, and Herod the Devil. He ...
The Gospel of Matthew tells the story of the wise men who followed a star in search of a newborn king. The truly wise still acknowledge Him. Pastor column: The truly wise are still seeking Him
Unusual events have happened in the Temple; talking statues of the Greek gods foresee the end of their honor and the beginning of a new era. After a revelatory experience, the king dispatches the Magi (also known as the Wise Men) to Judea to follow the Star of Bethlehem which appeared.
The Magi—the wise men from the east, the “three kings” in the popular tradition—aren’t there at the manger in Bethlehem. ... They follow the star and arrive sometimes “after Jesus was ...
The wise men are mentioned twice shortly thereafter in verse 16, in reference to their avoidance of Herod after seeing Jesus, and what Herod had learned from their earlier meeting. The star which they followed has traditionally become known as the Star of Bethlehem. [16] [17]
Gerard David, Adoration of the Kings, National Gallery, London, circa 1515 Adoration of the Magi, Gentile da Fabriano, 1423. The Adoration of the Magi or Adoration of the Kings or Visitation of the Wise Men is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star ...