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AnswerMatthew's Gospel does not say how many wise men, or magi, went to Bethlehem, but traditionally there are portrayed as being three. However, John Shelby Spong (A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) says that among people he knows in New Testament circles, the universal assumption is that the magi, or wise men, were not actual people.

Bishop Spong is telling us that there were really no wise men, so from a historical point of view, that is the answer. But if you are planning a nativity scene, the usual number is three wise men.

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There is no mention of how many wise men there were. Apparently since there were three gifts mentioned, people have assumed there were three wise men, but we don't know.

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