The wise men, or magi, appear in Matthew's Gospel, which says that they then returned home without reporting back to King Herod. Since they were no longer needed in the nativity story, nothing further happened to them. 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.
After seeing Jesus, the three wise men presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They then returned to their own country without going back to King Herod as they were warned in a dream.
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The appearance of the 'wise men' occurs in Matthew's Gospel, but the gospel does not tell us about thie wisdom. In fact, Matthew does not even say there were three of them, merely that they brought three gifts. The explanation of the tradition of their wisdom is to be found by looking at the original Greek words in this passage.
Matthew 2:1 says magoi came to visit Herod, searching for Jesus. The magoi were priests of the Zoroastrian religion prevalent everywhere in the Near East to the east of the River Tigris; in fact the magoi belonged to a priestly tribe, the Magoi tribe, much as the Jewish priests once claimed descent from the tribe of Levi. The magoi were renowned throughout the ancient Near East for their learning and wisdom. Also, their god was known as Ahura Mazda, which means 'Wise Lord'. The author of Matthew wanted to show that even the priests of this great religion would have wished to worship Jesus. Centuries later the Zoroastrian connection became less important, so the word magoi in the original Greek version of Matthew's Gospel became simply 'wise men'.
The Bible does not specify the number of wise men who visited Jesus. The idea that there were three comes from the three gifts they presented: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. However, there could have been more wise men in the group.
The three wise men brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to baby Jesus.
According to the biblical account, the three wise men from the East brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to baby Jesus. These gifts are often interpreted to symbolize Jesus' kingship, divinity, and eventual sacrifice.
One of the Three Wise Men brought frankincense to baby Jesus as a gift, symbolizing his divinity and priestly role.
Jesus was likely around two years old when the wise men visited him. The only others who visited Jesus along with the wise men at the home of Mary and Joseph were shepherds, as described in the Gospel of Luke 2:8-20.
No the three wise men was the only ones
The three wise men brought gold, myrrh and frankincense for the baby Jesus.
We celebrate December 25th as the day when the wise men visited the baby Jesus.
Because when Jesus was born, the three wise men gave him gifts. Yea the answer above is correct the three wise men brought Jesus gifts the night of his birth
The three wise men first were led to Jerusalem, then Bethlehem. (Matthew 2:1-12)
The angel did not visit the wise men, it was by a bright star that they came to see Jesus.
The Three Wise Men.
as the gift givers to jesus
To bring gifts...
There is no story in the Gospels of any Arabian king giving anything to Our Lord Jesus.
It is in remembrance of the birth of Jesus, as it occurred according to the bible. WHen Jesus was born, the three wise men approached and brought him gifts. Those gifts to baby Jesus from the three wise men has then mutated into the current tradition of Christmas presents.
gold, frankincense, and myrrh