The Bible does not say but traditionally it is said that three magi were present because three gifts were given to Jesus: gold, frankincense and myrrh.
three. and they each brought jesus a gift
They bought Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh for Jesus' birth.
Jesus' birth was mentioned 50 times in the bible.
The first people to hear about Christ's birth were people all the way back to Isaiah's time when he prophesied the coming of the Messiah. If you mean when he was actually born it was Mary or Elisabeth, and the first one to see Christ were Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the Magi. The shepherds were the first people to hear about it and saw them first. The Magi came to vsit them many months after.
No. First of all, the original text used in Matthew is magoi or, in Latin, magi (sing: magus). The magoi were priests of the Zoroastrian god, Ahura Mazda ("Wise Lord"). The term "wise men" tends to be used in English translations, while tradition and nativity plays sometimes portray them as kings. The nativity is also described in Luke, but there is no mention of priests or of kings. Matthew was portraying the priests of this great religion as regarding the birth of a Jewish Messiah as a momentous event and, by having them wish to worship him, was probably demonstrating that Jesus had dominion over even the Zoroastrians. John Shelby Spong (A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) says that Matthew was clearly writing Christian midrash.
It is about the Magi who visited Jesus after his birth with presents of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Although the Bible does say how many there were and does not call them Kings, the tradition of Three Kings has arisen.
It is said that Jesus was born 4 years before AD. This means for year 2010, there are 2014 from Jesus birth.
According to Matthew, the Magi brought to the infant Jesus the gifts of gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.Additional information:The biblical account doesn't say "how many" wise men there were. The number "three" for the number of men was likely chosen to coincide with the "three types of gifts" mentioned. The three regal gifts mentioned could have been duplicated among any number of wise men, however many there were.Nor did they present them to the "infant" Jesus in Bethlehem, but to the "...young child..." Jesus - [Matt.2:11] - as many as "two years" after His birth - [see Matt.2:16].
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The gift consisted of gold, frankincense and myrrh.(Matthew 2:11)
12 of Jesus disciples
Approximately 2000 years.