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Nothing in canonized scripture names the magi; there were probably far more than three.

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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.

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