no one really knows how many wise men there were, most people think there were 3, but The Bible says that "the wise men then brought 3 gifts of frankinsence, gold, and myrr." the Bible says that they brought 3 gifts, so in theory, it makes it sound like there were 3 wise men, but there could have been just 1, mabe 2, mabe 100, no one knows. people also think that the wise men came to visit Jesus on the night that he was born, but this is not true, the Bible says that the wise men came to visit him when he was at least a month old or a year old. and if you dont believe what im saying now, you can just go and read your Bible, cause EVERYBODY knows that the Bible is pure truth. ;)
The Bible does not specify the exact number of wise men who visited Jesus after his birth. However, tradition suggests three wise men, often referred to as the Three Kings or Magi, as they brought three gifts - gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Since Matthew says they presented three types of gifts to Jesus, the assumption that there were threemen became popular and widely accepted. However, the biblical account (Matthew 2:1-12) never actually specifies how many men there were.
The Bible does not specify a number beyond using the plural "men" and "we" rather than "man" and "I" - so there were at least 2 but there could have been 3, 5, 10, 20....
"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him."
Matthew 2:1-2
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It is in Matthew's Gospel that the wise men, or magi, went to see Jesus. Matthew does not say how many wise men there were but mentions three gifts, leading to the later tradition that there were exactly three wise men. John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) calls Matthew's story of wise men 'Christian midrash' and says that among people he knows in New Testament circles, the universal assumption is that the wise men were not actual people.
The Scriptures in the Gospel of Matthew on the wise men tend to tells us that it was some time later that the wise men visited Jesus. Some say it could have been up to 2 years after his birth.
Tradition has decided it is three, but the Bible itself does not specify a number.
The King James translation of the 2nd chapter of the Gospel of Matthew says that Jesus was a "young child."
The Bible does not say how many there were.
The Bible does not specify a number
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According to the biblical account, the three wise men from the East brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to baby Jesus. These gifts are often interpreted to symbolize Jesus' kingship, divinity, and eventual sacrifice.
The wise man who brought gold to baby Jesus was believed to be Melchior.
The Bible does not specify the number of wise men who visited Jesus. The idea that there were three comes from the three gifts they presented: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. However, there could have been more wise men in the group.
One of the Three Wise Men brought frankincense to baby Jesus as a gift, symbolizing his divinity and priestly role.
The wise men are often depicted riding on camels in the traditional Christian nativity story. These camels are believed to have carried the three wise men to visit baby Jesus after following the star.
The Three Wise Men were - according to tradition - Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar.
Read Matthew chapter 2...The actual answer is no one really knows how many there were of the wise men or their companions for their numbering is not written. Its been considered for many decades that the number of gifts represent the number of wise men (three gifts), however that is conjecture.
Where does the bible state that there were 3 wise men? Could have been 2 or 10--it doesn't say how many.
Yes, according to the Bible, a star guided the three wise men to the location of Jesus' birth in a manger.
The bible does not mention who was the first wise man to visit Jesus.
Certainly not, as the bible says, the wise men came from far away countries on camels.
The bible does not mention the names of the wise men.
It doesn't. In fact, the Bible doesn't even say how many there were.(Matthew 2:1-16)
The wise man who brought gold to baby Jesus was believed to be Melchior.
It is in remembrance of the birth of Jesus, as it occurred according to the bible. WHen Jesus was born, the three wise men approached and brought him gifts. Those gifts to baby Jesus from the three wise men has then mutated into the current tradition of Christmas presents.
The Bible doesn't say - presumably more than 1 as it's a plural. People tend to assume there were 3 as there were three gifts (Matthew 2:11). But there could have been many wise men because each of them could have brought the same gift.
the quantaliones, refered in the bible as the seventy wise men, they where really important and everyone had strong respect towards them.