Is it in the Christmas story? · 0:43
Were there three wise men?
The Bible never says how many. Matthew writes “magi from the east” and gives no number and no names. People count 3 because there were 3 gifts.
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- 0:00The question Were there three wise men? Most nativity sets have 3.
- 0:06The short answer The Bible never says how many. Matthew gives no number and no names.
- 0:13What Matthew says He calls them magi, not kings. “…magi from the east made their way to Jerusalem…” Matthew 2:1
- 0:20Where the 3 comes from There were 3 gifts, so people count 3 givers. “…they opened their treasure chests and brought him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11
- 0:30The takeaway Three gifts. The number of magi is not given.
Music: “We Three Kings” (John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1857), arranged for this film. The tune is in the public domain. Instrument sounds: FluidR3 GM by Frank Wen, used under theCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.
