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NASB | Matthew 2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (Herod the Great), magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, |
Bible Question: we are trying to find out about the 3 wise men following the star their names and where the reference to them are in the bible |
Bible Answer: Hi, Wales... Their names are not recorded in the Bible. An old legend gave them the names of "Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar." But that is from an obscure text from the sixth century. We have no further corroborative evidence of their actual names. Interestingly, we don't even know if there were really three of them! Scripture just mentions them in the plural from which we may safely infer that there were at least two. In Him, Doc |