How old was Jesus when wise men came to see Jesus?

Answer 1

Less than two years old. This is evident from the fact that King Herod ordered to kill the children below two years. And there was weeping in Rama village because of these killings at that time. Less than two years old. This is evident from the fact that King Herod, whom the Wisemen met before going to see Jesus, had ordered to kill the children below two years. And there was weeping in Rama village because of these killings at that time.

Answer 2

Herod had all the children of the age of 2 years old and under in Bethlehem killed, in an effort to kill Jesus. So Jesus must have been around 2 years old at the time. Matthew 2:7, 16 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

Answer 3

The Bible doesn't say how old Jesus was at the time the wise men visited Him; however, there are clues which point us to an answer.

First, Matthew 2:1 notes that "after Jesus was born in Bethlehem." So the wise men were not present at or immediately after His birth.

Second, Matthew 2:11 says that the magi visited Jesus in a "house."

Third, Matthew 2:11 adds that "they saw the young Child with Mary His mother." The word for "child" indicates that He was a toddler. The same Greek word "Child" is used in verses 13 and 14.

Fourth, at the report of the wise men, King Herod ordered that all the boy babies age "two and under according to the time which he had determined from the wise men" (Matthew 2:16).

From this evidence we can conjecture that the wise men visited Jesus when He was a year or two old.

Answer 4

Some scholors say he was just born, some say within 40 days, others say about 2-3 years The Bible says at Matthew 2:7-11: "Then Herod secretly summoned the astrologers and carefully ascertained from them the time of the star's appearing;and, when sending them to Beth′le·hem, he said: "Go make a careful search for the young child, and when YOU have found it report back to me, that I too may go and do it obeisance." When they had heard the king, they went their way; and, look! the star they had seen [when they were] in the east went ahead of them, until it came to a stop above where the young child was. On seeing the star they rejoiced very much indeed. And when they went into the house they saw the young child with Mary its mother, and, falling down, they did obeisance to it. They also opened their treasures and presented it with gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh." So, Jesus was living in a house, in Bethlehem, as a "young child" when the "three Magi, Kings or Astrologers", brought Jesus gifts. Read it in your Bible.

Answer 5

The usual wording of Matthew 2:1, "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem ..." suggests that the magi, or wise men, arrived in Jerusalem at the time of his birth or soon afterwards. This can not be definite, because later, the Gospel tells us that King Herod ordered all the boys under tow years old to be killed. On all this evidence, the wise men probably arrived in Bethlehem soon after the birth of Jesus, but certainly well within two years of the birth.

However, the author of Luke seems to have been unaware of this important event, and it is not mentioned anywhere outside Matthew's Gospel. John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) says that among people he knows in New Testament circles, the universal assumption is that the wise men were not actual people. Historically, we could say that the wise men did not really come to see Jesus.

Answer 6

A:The wise men, or magi, form part of Matthew's nativity account. We have two clues that tell us how old Jesus was when the wise men arrived.

Matthew 2:1 says: "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem," a strong clue that the wise men arrived very soon after his birth.

On the other hand, Matthew 2:16 say: "Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men." Here, Herod was not certain how long ago Jesus had been born, but believed it must have been less than two years previously.

It has been noted that Matthew's nativity account is irreconcilable with Luke's nativity account and some conservative Christians attempt to harmonise the two by saying that Luke's story occurred first and that Matthew's account of the flight to Egypt occurred later, up to two years after the birth of Jesus. This is not a credible solution to the discrepancies between the two accounts, since Luke makes it clear that the young family left Bethlehem forever just 40 days after the birth. To resolve this, the magi must have arrived before Jesus was forty days old rather than when he was much older. Even then, we would have to choose between the young family travelling from Bethlehem to Jerusalem and then Nazareth, or fleeing to Egypt and remaining there for some years.

Perhaps the real answer is provided by Bishop Spong. In Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus, he says neither birth story contains any historical truth. Moreover, he says that among people he knows in New Testament circles, the universal assumption is that the magi were not actual people, and that Matthew was simply writing Christian midrash. This tells us that the magi did not really go and worship the baby Jesus.

Answer:

The Scripture is not specific as to Jesus' age when visited by the Wise Men from the East came but we can get a range of 6mos to 2 years old by comparing the harmony of the accounts between Luke and Matthew.

Luke speaks of Jesus as a babe and tells the story of the Shepherds' visit of him in a manger. Then he speaks of his Circumcision as 8 days old followed by Mary's purification being over (40 days - see Leviticus 12:6) and Joseph and Mary's offering the sacrifice of the POOR of 2 pigeons or turtle doves - quite strange if the Magi already visited and gave the expensive gifts which included gold. Jesus is at least 2 mos. old by this account. It then skips over the timeframe of Matthew, with Luke telling of their leaving to Nazareth and skips again to Jesus being 12 years old. But back to Matthew and the Magi now.

Matthew starts in Chapter 2 'Now after Jesus was born...(NKJV) mentioning the wise men from the East coming to Jerusalem. Months seem to have transpired here as verse 11 says Joseph and Mary were living in a HOUSE (holy days over and room now available). In verse 16, Matthew tells of the murdering of the innocent children under 2 years of age - insuring Jesus's age was among them as Jesus is referred to as a CHILD and not a babe or infant (verse 11). A child is a toddler - 6 mos or older.

Matthew tells of the family escaping Herod and going to Egypt until Herod dies which historians say was at the end of 4 BC. Then Matthew picks back up with Jesus going to Nazareth to fulfill prophecy. All quite reconciled and in harmony.

Answer 7

According to Matthew's Gospel, Jesus must have been no older than two years and almost certainly a lot younger.

Matthew 2:1 says that the magi came looking at the time Jesus was actually born: "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem."

However, because of a conflict with Luke's Gospel, which says that Jesus was taken to Jerusalem and then Nazareth just a few weeks after his birth, some have suggested that Jesus was much older when the magi came. Matthew 2:16 says that when Herod realised that the magi had left without informing him about Jesus, he ordered that all the infant boys under two years old be killed. It can be hard to know just how old an infant is, so Herod must have thought that Jesus would certainly not have been close to two years old. There are many reasons to doubt this story, only one of which is that Luke has Jesus taken safely and peacefully to faraway Nazareth - John Shelby Spong says in Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus, Matthew was clearly writing Christian midrash.

Answer 8

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The Scripture is not specific as to Jesus' age when visited by the Wise Men from the East came but we can get a range of 6mos to 2 years old by comparing the harmony of the accounts between Luke and Matthew.

Luke speaks of Jesus as a babe and tells the story of the Shepherds' visit of him in a manger. Then he speaks of his Circumcision as 8 days old followed by Mary's purification being over (40 days - see Leviticus 12:6) and Joseph and Mary's offering the sacrifice of the POOR of 2 pigeons or turtle doves - quite strange if the Magi already visited and gave the expensive gifts which included gold. Jesus is at least 2 mos. old by this account. It then skips over the timeframe of Matthew, with Luke telling of their leaving to Nazareth and skips again to Jesus being 12 years old. But back to Matthew and the Magi now.

Matthew starts in Chapter 2 'Now after Jesus was born...(NKJV) mentioning the wise men from the East coming to Jerusalem. Months seem to have transpired here as verse 11 says Joseph and Mary were living in a HOUSE (holy days over and room now available). In verse 16, Matthew tells of the murdering of the innocent children under 2 years of age - insuring Jesus's age was among them as Jesus is referred to as a CHILD and not a babe or infant (verse 11). A child is a toddler - 6 mos or older.

Matthew tells of the family escaping Herod and going to Egypt until Herod dies which historians say was at the end of 4 BC. Then Matthew picks back up with Jesus going to Nazareth to fulfill prophecy. All quite reconciled and in harmony.

Answer 9

The Bible doesn't say exactly. However, He was no Older than 2 years. The reason we know this, is because that was the approximate age of the boys, that Herod sought to have killed.

Answer 10

Jesus was an infant, when the wise men brought gifts.