Who was the fourth king to visit baby Jesus?

Answer 1

There is an Armenian tradition identifying the "Magi of Bethlehem" as Balthasar of Arabia, Melchior of Persia, and Gaspar of India.

We really don’t know the names of the magi because The Bible doesn’t tell us. In fact, the Bible is silent on how many wise men visited Jesus. However, tradition has it that the three wise men who came to seek and honor the infant Jesus were named Gaspar, Balthasar, and Melchior.

Gifts of the three wise men

The tradition that there were three wise men arose from the fact that the Bible mentions three gifts, gold frankincense and myrrh according to Matthew 2:11. However, the Bible doesn’t say how many wise men made the journey to see the baby Jesus. The unfounded idea that they were also kings came from the imagery of Isaiah 60:3.

The magi

The three wise men, also known as magi, were men belonging to various educated classes. Our English word magician comes from this same root. But these wise men were not magicians in the modern sense of sleight-of-hand performers. They were of noble birth, educated, wealthy, and influential. They were philosophers, the counselors of rulers, learned in all the wisdom of the ancient East. The wise men who came seeking the Christ child were not idolaters; they were upright men of integrity.

Answer 2

The magi or "wise men" were the second group to visit baby Jesus. The shepherds were there first. This is a common mistake made in nativity scenes, where they put the shepherds and the wise men in the same scene. There has to be at least a year of difference here between the two groups visiting.

Answer 3

The Magi were not kings.

They were Zoroastrian priests.

Answer 4

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