The wise men gave him gold, frankincense, and myrrh(used in incense). All of these were very valuable back then.
The three kings gave Jesus gold, myrrh and frankincense.
The three Kings otherwise known as the three wise men. They are said to have travelled from the east to Bethlehem to give Jesus their gifts and to worship him.
We do this to represent the three kings giving presents of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh to Jesus when he was born. We also do this to show other people that they are special to us.
Gold, Frankinsence & Myrrh
The Bible does not say there were three kings. Only that those wise men who came had three presents: gold, frankincense and myrrh. they were most likely Eastern Magi. These Magi were gentiles who studied astronomy or the stars and their positions. Not astrology, or magic, which Western Magi had studied and were from the Rome area.
Usually a star and it symbolizes the star that the three kings followed to find Jesus to give him his gifts after his birth
Three kings/wise men came to give gifts to the Son of God, born as Jesus. One of them gave him frankincense which happened to be a very valuable and uncommon possession for anyone in those days. It could be compared to receiving a bag of cut an polished, flawless diamonds.
Three Kings Day is when the Three Kings that gave Jesus the three gifts, come and give children three gifts. Mostly only spanish people celebrates this. three Kings Day is on the sixth of January, twelve days after Christmas. most people usually leave their stockings and Christmas trees up for this event.the spanish way of saying three kings day is dia de los Reyes.
The bible is vague on the subject of exactly how many kings from the east there really was. There were three gifts given so many think there were only three. We may never know for certain.
Jesus Christ, Born of the Virgin Mary. The other major figures are St Joseph Jesus' foster father and husband to the blessed virgin. The Three shepards who are summond to the place of the birth by the Archangel Gabriel. There are also the three magi (also known as the three wise men or the three kings) who traveled from their hmes in the east to give gifts to the infant Jesus and to worship him, they gave him gifts of Gold Frankinsence and Myrh. The Archangel Gabriel is also important as he tells the Blessed virgin she is to bear Jesus and thsu become Mother of God, he also summons the shepards.
gold, frankincense, and myrhh
AnswerKing Herod died in April 4 BCE, so this would be the latest possible date for the visit of the magi, or kings. however, the author of Matthew's Gospel implies that Jesus was born well before Herod's death, in which case it could have been much earlier. However, 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 the magi, or kings, were not actual people. Matthew was writing Christian midrash, and the three kings did not at any time bring gifts.