Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.

Now John himself had a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey.

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.][And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]

And He was also saying to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out.

And they will come from east and west and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.

There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west.