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The King James Version translates "magi" as wise men; the same translation is applied to the wise men led by Daniel of earlier Hebrew Scriptures (Daniel 2:48). The same word is given as sorcerer and sorcery when describing "Elymas the sorcerer" in Acts 13:6–11, and Simon Magus, considered a heretic by the early Church, in Acts 8:9–13.
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.
Melchior was described by Bede in the 8th century as being "an old man, with white hair and long beard." [ 2 ] Melchior is also commonly referred to as the King of Persia. [ 2 ] Following the Star of Bethlehem , the Magi first travelled to the palace of Herod the Great , who then asked for the Magi to find the Child Jesus and report back to him.
Brown notes that the phrase translated as "enquired of them diligently" is in Greek a single technical astrological word with no direct translation. [1]Holding the meeting in secret shows Herod's closed and suspicious nature, however it also raises the question of how the author Matthew knows what took place. [2]
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 form "Gizbar" appears in the Hebrew version of the Old Testament Book of Ezra (1:8). In fact, the modern Hebrew word for "treasurer" is still "Gizbar". [ 10 ] By the 1st century B.C., the Septuagint gave a Greek translation of "Gizbar" in Ezra 1:8 as " γασβαρηνου " ("Gasbarinou", literally son of "Gasbar").
The other statues all fall down upon their faces, with the statue of Pege alone standing. The king orders wise interpreters of this to be brought to the temple. [1] The wise men (Magi) see the star above the statue of Pege and the royal diadem of carbuncle and emerald that has appeared fastened on her.
Matthew 2:11 is the eleventh verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.The magi, dispatched by King Herod, have found the small child (not infant) Jesus and in this verse present him with gifts in an event known as the Visit of the Wise Men.