Matthew 2:1-3

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The Visit of the Magi

2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ^[a]Herod the king (Herod the Great), ^[b]magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, ²“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star ^[c]in the east and have come to worship Him.”^(A) ³When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

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Footnotes

Matthew 2:1 Herod the Great was born into a prominent, wealthy family in Idumea (the area formerly known as Edom, the land of Esau’s descendants) and some archeological evidence indicates he considered himself Jewish.
Matthew 2:1 Gr magoi; these were educated men who specialized in astronomy, astrology, and the natural sciences. The magi were witnesses to the miraculous events surrounding the birth of Jesus.
Matthew 2:2 Or at its rising.