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And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage." And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; read more.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh.
Heathen » Divine revelations given to » The magi (wise men from the east)
And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage." And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; read more.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh.
Heathen » Instances of » The magi (the wise men from the east)
And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage." And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; read more.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.
Herods of the new testament » Characteristics of enterprising, keen of intellect, builder of the temple, but bloodthirsty and cruel » Son of antipater, was appointed governor of coel-syria, and advanced from
There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest, Zacharias by name, of the course of Abija; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Then Herod, seeing that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged; and, having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he exactly learned from the wise men.
And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,
And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared;
Jerusalem » Roman rulers who resided in » Herod (herod the great)
And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
Jesus Christ » History of » Magi (the wise men from the east) visit (at bethlehem)
And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage." And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; read more.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.
Magi » The wise men from the east who visited jesus as an infant
And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage." And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; read more.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.
Miracles » Catalogue of » The appearance of the star over bethlehem
And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage." And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; read more.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was.
Wisdom » Of the magi (wise men from the east)
And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage." And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; read more.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.
Wise men » Of the east (the magi)
And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage." And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; read more.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel." Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared; and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him." And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was. And, seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh. And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.