Epiphany
Biblical 🌟 Magi ♕3 King
The Biblical Magi also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men or (Three) Kings, were, in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition, a group of distinguished foreigners who visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
The Three Magi,
Byzantine mosaic c. 565, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
(restored during the 18th century).
Byzantine mosaic c. 565, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
(restored during the 18th century).
As here Byzantine art usually depicts the Magi in Persian clothing which includes breeches, capes, and Phrygian caps.
The Gospel of Matthew is the only one of the four canonical gospels that mentions the Magi. Matthew reports that they came “from the east” to worship the “king of the Jews”.
The gospel never actually mentions the number of Magi, but most western Christian
denominations have traditionally assumed them to have been three in
number, based on the statement that they brought three gifts.
In Eastern Christianity, especially the Syriac churches, the Magi often number twelve.
Their identification as kings in later Christian writings is probably
linked to Psalms 72:11, “May all kings fall down before him”.
The
Biblical Magi
(/ˈmædʒaɪ/ or /ˈmeɪdʒaɪ/; singular: magus; Greek: μάγοι, magoi)
They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition.
Epiphany
Three Wise Men
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