Where do three wise man that came to Bethlehem when Jesus was born came from?

Answer 1

Whether or not there were actually 3 wise men, or fewer or more, is a matter for academic debate. All we know is that the Wise Men, or Magi, were from the East.

It says in Matthew 2:1-2, "After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

So they were from the east.

Answer 2

Scripture doesn't tell us the number of "Wise Men" or "Magi," and it suggests that they were not at the birth.

The Magi are only mentioned in the second chapter of Matthew's Gospel. Three gifts are mentioned: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh, but the number of men is not specified.

Likewise, the Gospel account is not clear as to when exactly the Magi arrived, but it seems they may have come nearly two years after the birth. The sequence of events:

# Jesus is born. # The Magi come to consult Herod (Mt 2:1-2)

# Herod calls his advisors, and they say the Messiah will come from Bethlehem (Mt 2:4)

# Herod asks the Magi when they saw the star of the Messiah (Mt 2:7)

# Herod sends the Magi toward Bethlehem, asking them to come back to him and tell him about the child, that he might do him honor also. (Mt. 2:8)

# They follow the Star again... it leads them to the Christ child (Mt. 2:9-10)

# They are warned in a dream to avoid Herod (Mt 2:12)

# Joseph takes the Holy Family to Egypt (Mt 2:14)

# Herod realizes the Magi aren't coming back to him (Mt 2:16)

# Herod has all the boy children under two years old killed, based on the date given him by the Magi (Mt 2:16)

Answer 3

AnswerMatthew's Gospel says that magi came to Bethlehem to worship Jesus. The magi were not so much wise men, although that is how they were universally perceived in the ancient Near East, but priests of Ahura Mazda, the god of Zoroastrianism. They would have come from Persia (Iran) or what is now Iraq. However, Bishop Spong says that all his acquaintances in New Testament circles say that Matthew's magi were not real people. He was writing Christian midrash.

Answer 4

The three wise men who came to see baby Jesus , came from far, in the east . Either Persia or India.

Answer 5

The 3 Wise Men are said to have come from the 'East' with no further definition.

It is believed that they came from Persia.

Answer 6

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