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Actually, no one really knows their names. The Christmas tradition that there were three of them arose from the fact that there were three gifts (Matthew 2:11), but is without support in Scripture.
A worthless, but interesting legend of the 11th century gives their names as Gaspar (Gash'-par), Balthasar (Ball'-te-tsar), and Melchior (Mel'-key-or). The unfounded idea that they were kings is interpreted from Isaiah 60:3.
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∙ 11y agoIn French, the popular tradition is that the Wise Men (in French: les Rois Mages, the Magi Kings) were named Gaspard, Melchior, and Balthazar.
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What source gave the three wise men their names?
Nothing in canonized scripture names the magi; there were probably far more than three.
According to the Gospel what were the names of the three wise men?
There weren't necessarily 3 wise men. There were only 3 gifts. There could have been 1 million wise men. No names were given in the bible though. Later traditions give them the names Balthasar, Caspar, and Melchior.
What is the name of the three wise men from the nursury rhymes?
The three wise men from the nursery rhyme are typically named as Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar.
Original names of shadrack meshack and abendigo?
were Shadrak Meshak and Abendigo the three wise men?
What book and verse are the names of three wisemen?
The names of the three wise men are not mentioned in the Bible. Traditional names for the wise men are Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, a tradition from Western Christian culture. The story of the Magi visiting Jesus is found in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 2, but their names are not given in the biblical text.
What are the 3 wise men also known as?
Their names were Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar - known collectively as The Magi.(Magi is the plural of Magus -meaning 'wise man' from which we get the word 'magician'.)
Who is the favorite wise men of the three wise men?
gold
Which of the three wise men came from France?
There were no wise men came from France , it is said all three wise men came from the east.
Did gasper the wise man bring Jesus myrrh gold or frankincense?
The names of the wise men who came to Jesus at his birth, including Gasper, are inventions and traditions of man. In the Bible account, there were three wise men that brought those three gifts to Jesus. Their names are not mentioned. You may read the story in Matthew 2.
The name of one of the three wise men?
The Three Wise Men were - according to tradition - Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar.
What was the nationality of the three wise men?
the 3 wise men were christain
Where in the bible does it tell us the names of the three wise men that brought gifts to baby jesus?
The Bible does not tell us their names. Nor does it say they were kings; we simply assume that they were of noble birth if they were trained as astrologers. The Bible does not even tell us that there were three of them - it only states three examples of the gifts. You can read the story in Matthew 2:1-12.
