They met with Herod, who tried to extract information from them to kill Jesus.
--Matthew chapter2
Gaspar, Balthasar, and Melchior.
The wise men found Jesus in Bethlehem.
wise men
The three wise men, "The Magi".According to Christianity, the three wise men followed the star to Bethlehem. The three wise men traveled to witness the birth of the boy called the son of God.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem, Israel.
the star of Bethlehem
The wise men did not skirt Jerusalem. They came into Jerusalem to find out where the King of the Jews was born and after talking to Herod (the Great) they left Jerusalem and travelled to Bethlehem. Then we are told that after they left Bethlehem they took another route home. There were no doubt many small roads that went around Jerusalem.
The three wise men first were led to Jerusalem, then Bethlehem. (Matthew 2:1-12)
The three wise men coming to visit baby jesus.
The sign in the sky was a star. It was a bright star in the East that led the Wise Men to where Jesus was born.
Before--up to two years before the wise men.