After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly 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 on their way. And there it was—the star they had seen in the east! It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was.

I tell 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 as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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

Then I saw another angel, who had the seal of the living God rise up from the east. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were empowered to harm the earth and the sea:

The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

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