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Another answer from our community: We do not know what their names are as The Bible does not say. The important thing is not who they were, but why they were there and why the Jewish scribes and Pharisees who should have known about the coming of the Messiah were not aware of the significance of Jesus's birth. (Incidentally, there were more than just 3 wise men: some estimate there were up to one thousand people in their entourage from Persia.)
Medieval tradition says that their names were Caspar, Balthazar and Melchior, but it is uncertain where this information originated. It is also not certain what their role was, exactly. They are variously regarded as astrologers, magi and/or kings.
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∙ 13y agoWisemen's name is not given in the Bible. This information may not add anything to a believer.
Hi i am Mrs.Caiati's 5th grade class and we have these papers called trophy teasers and this was one of our questions.
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∙ 12y agothey are not named. scholars today believe there were more than three wise men and that those three were symbolic for the three different gifts the baby jesus recieved.
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Traditionally they have been given the names of Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar. However, there is no scriptural evidence of their names.
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∙ 11y agoThose were wise men "from the east" who, according to the Gospel of Mathew, came to visit Jesus Christ when He was born. There is no firm evidence that there were exactly three of them, nor does the original account give any names, or specify more precisely where they came from. The account can be found in Mathew 2:1-12.
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∙ 11y agoKing James Version (KJV)
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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,
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∙ 8y agoIn the original Greek, Matthew's Gospel originally referred to magoi (Latin: magi, sing: magus), not wise men. The magi were priests of the Zoroastrian religion. Perhaps Matthew wanted to show that even the priests of this great religion wanted to worship Jesus. Later, the Zoroastrian connection became less important and many translations now call them "wise men". Other modern interpretations are that they were kings. 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 Matthew's magi, or wise men, were not actual people.
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∙ 12y agoThough the names of the three wise men are not given in the bible later traditions assigns them the names Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior.
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∙ 12y agoThe Bible never mentions a specific number of "wise men" only that they had three gifts. As for their names, this information is not given even for one of them.
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∙ 14y agoCaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar are three wise men in the Bible.
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Which of the three magi holds frankincense?
All the bible says that there were three wise men, who gave what is not mentioned or their names either.
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.
The name of one of the three wise men?
The Three Wise Men were - according to tradition - Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar.
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.
What did casper bring?
The bible does not mention the names of the wise men.
Were in the bible does it say the names of the three wise men?
It doesn't. In fact, the Bible doesn't even say how many there were.(Matthew 2:1-16)
Why did King Balthazar bring Myrrh?
He didn't. The bible does not ever mention the names of any of the Three Kings/or 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 source gave the three wise men their names?
The names of the three wise men are not mentioned in the Bible. Instead, they are commonly known as Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar in Western tradition. These names were introduced in the 6th century by a Greek manuscript called Excerpta Latina Barbari.
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.
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 are the names of the three wise men that came to see the baby Jesus?
The "answer" later, first a few points a) the Bible just calls them "wise men" - not "kings". b) the Bible does not say there were three. That is a conjecture based on there being three gifts - gold frankincense and myrrh c) the Bible does not name them. But, tradition in Christianity says they were Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar.
