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Three Kings
(redirected from Biblical Magi)

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Three Kings: see Wise Men of the East Wise Men of the East, Magi, or Three Kings, men who came from the East to adore the newborn Jesus. Mat. 2. They were the first to tell Herod of the birth. A star (the Star of Bethlehem) had been a sign for them.
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It has become as much a part of Christmas as the Biblical Magi -- the three wise men who in Spain bring children gifts on January 6 to mark the Christian feast of the Epiphany -- and Cava, Spain's version of champagne, he said.
Possibly the most famous, and maybe even the oldest recorded gift was that of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh given to the baby Jesus in the new testament of the bible by the biblical Magi (or the three wise men as they are more commonly known).
 
 
 
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