- Star of Bethlehem by Brett Wheeler
... : Christmasstar of Bethlehem. Guiding light to Jesus for the Magi. [Christian Symbolism: N.T.: Matthew, 2:9] See: GuideStar of Bethlehem. Star in the east which directed the Magi and shepherds to the baby Jesus. [N.T.: Matthew 2:9] See: NativityStar of Bethlehem. Indicates pureness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica., 183] See: Purity
- Magi by Travis Rowe
In Christian tradition, wise men from the East who came to pay homage to the infant Jesus. According to Matthew 2:1–12, they followed a miraculous guiding star to Bethlehem and brought gifts of “gold and frankincense and myrrh.” Herod asked them to report the location of Jesus' birth on their return journey, but an angel warned them of his evil intentions. In later Christian tradition they ...
- Jesus Christ by Kelsey Flores
40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See: AscensionJesus Christ....
- Wise Men of the East by Trevor Baldwin
... gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh; it has called them kings, perhaps from Ps. 72.10,11 and Isa. 49.7,23 considered as prophecies; and it has given them names, Caspar or Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. They are called sometimes the Three Kings of Cologne because there is a great shrine to them in the cathedral at Cologne. The feast of the Epiphany ...
- Star of Bethlehem by William Medina
... the Wise Men of the East to the manger in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. According to astronomers, the phenomenon may represent the conjunction of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars, or the appearance of a nova or a comet.