Does the Bible say the three wise men traveled from afar to visit Jesus?

Answer 1

No, it doesn't. The account of the wise men (Matthew 2:1-12) never says there were exactly three men. It only uses the plural, indicating more than one; there could have been two...there could have been a hundred.

The idea that there were "exactly" three men arises from the gifts they presented.

But in fact, the text doesn't even say how many gifts there were; it only specifies that they presented three typesof gifts: "gold, frankincense, and myrrh" (Matthew 2:11). [See Discussion for additional comments.]

Answer 2

No, The Bible doesn't say 3 wise men. The verse in Matthew 2:11 just says ".......they (wise men from the East) presented gits to Him......". so as you can see it does not say how many wise men came, the verse just states "they". The word "they" could mean a large group or yes, even just 3.

Due to the fact that the wise men brought 3 gifts for the Child Jesus (who was no longer a baby) this is most likely why people think there were exactly 3 wise men, however, the Bible does not state how many. Often Christmas cards will depict 3 wise men too, only adding to the confusion.

The wise men travelled a long distance from the East using camels and there would have been a fairly large group for protection from bandits and for carrying the many provisions they would need for their very long journey which involved travelling through deserts, so it is more likely that there was a large group travelling together. Of course, there may have been 3 wise men amongst this group, but the simple answer is that we don't know.

Answer 3

I checked four translations of the Bible and each one says, " Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem..........". It does not say "from afar" but Bible students believe these men came from the area around Persia or today's Iraq. A journey from this area to Jerusalem would have taken approximately 4 months, so it was a great distance.

Answer 4

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It is true that the Bible says that wise men (although not necessarily three) travelled from afar to visit the baby Jesus. This is found in Matthew chapter 2. AS to whether this account is historically true: many scholars say that it is not.

Answer 5

yes, it is written in the bible that three wise men travelled to Jesus, each with a special gift for him, gold, myrrh and i don't know the third one! WELLDONE YOUR GOOD!

Answer 6

We don't know how many wise men there were and Jesus was about two when they found Him, but other than that I think you're right.

Answer 7

No, it is assumed from early church tradition that there were 3 of them. Most people assume there were 3 because of the 3 gifts that were given to Christ at His birth.