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Perhaps this is nitpicking, but the Bible does not mention three wise men anywhere. It does state that wise men gave Jesus three gifts. "And when they were com
by w8rbt 11y ago
Perhaps this is nitpicking, but the Bible does not mention three wise men anywhere. It does state that wise men gave Jesus three gifts.
"And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh." - Matthew Chapter 2
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-Chapter-2/ http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-Chapter-2/
Scholars think that there were actually hundreds of wise men who brought the gifts.
- carlob 11y agoI think the number three comes from the three gifts which are explicitly listed in Luke: gold, frankincense and myrrh.
- pmjordan 11y agoThat seems a likely explanation. It seems unlikely that there were actually only 3 magi, considering the bible's obsession with numbers even in places where it's unlikely that the number is accurate. It seems to me the authors would have leapt at the opportunity of putting a 3 in there, had they seen fit.