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A:The three wise men from theeast were not kings , but Zoroastrian priests from the east. A:Their names in western christian tradition are;

Melchoir or Melichoior the Persian scholar,

Caspar (Gaspar, Jaspar, Jaspas, Gathaspa) an Indian scholar, and

Balthazar (Balthasar, Balthassar, and Bithisarea) an Arabian Scholar.

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