After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”

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GISLEBERTUS
"An angel lightly touching the hand of a Magus,
who is slowly waking up. With the other finger,
the angel points to the star."

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JAMES TISSOT
"The Magi Journeying"

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JEN NORTON
"Following a Higher Power"

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JAMES EDWIN McCONNELL
"The Three Wise Men"

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CATHY BAXTER
"The Wise Men Looking for the Star of Bethlehem"

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MICHAEL TOREVELL
"Wise Men Came from the East"

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SARAH BATALKA
"Holy Night"

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SYDNEY GOODWIN
"Three Wise Men"

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RICHARD HOOK
"The Three Kings"

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JANE TATTERSFIELD
"The Three Kings"

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JANE TATTERSFIELD
"The Three Kings"

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JANE TATTERSFIELD
"The Three Kings"

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DOUGLAS RAMSEY
"Wise Men from the East"

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GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Wise Men Guided by the Star"

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ELIHU VEDDER
"Star of Bethlehem"

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BERNARDO PARENTINO
"Procession of the Magi"

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IAN HERRIOTT
"The Three Kings"

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STEFANO DI GIOVANNI
"The Journey of the Magi"

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HANS THOMA
"Three Magi on the Way to Bethlehem"

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AUGUST VON WÖRNDLE
"Journey of the Magi with their Retinue"

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"The Journey of the Magi"

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When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.’ ”

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

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JAMES TISSOT
"The Magi in the House of Herod"

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"Magi before Herod"

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"Herod the Great Receives the Magi"

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J. LE BRETON
"Three Wise Men Visit King Herod"

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"The Three Magi before King Herod"

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"The Magi before Herod"

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"The Visit of the Magi to Herod"

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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.