The bible doesn't support this.
2006-12-02 09:29:05 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Obviously.
2006-12-02 09:30:43 · answer #1 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Correct. They were not kings either, but were magicians, or Magi. The idea may be from the numbers of gifts that were presented, that was three. But the number of Magi was not given, but it was plural, indicating more than one. Some Bible students think it could have been many hundreds or even several thousands.
2006-12-02 17:34:35 · answer #2 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It began as a tradition in art to paint three "kings" or magi (and later to have 3 kings in plays) because there were three gifts. Most people understand that there might have been many more of these "wise men" and that they would have also probably been accompanied by many servants.
2006-12-02 17:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by happygirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is most likely because stories grow and change as time goes on. No one who wrote the bible, was anywhere near Jesus's birth. By the way...the angels NEVER sang in the bible, yet how many stories and songs have you heard where the herald angels sing at the birth of Jesus?
2006-12-02 17:33:41 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa E 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah and Gold was good, Frankincense at a push, but Myrrh what a waste of time, such a crap gift. He would rather the Magi brought a shovel to shovel up some of the donkey sh ite that was lying around the stable
2006-12-02 20:01:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible doesn't support a lot of things, but does that stop humans from doing it? NO!
2006-12-02 17:31:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
even though the Bible doesn't say this or support it
the church seems to get the idea from the three gifts that the wise men brought, the gold, frankincense, and myrrh
sandylynn, that is so true
2006-12-02 17:32:56 · answer #7 · answered by Deborah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know it doesn't . People get that idea from the three gifts that they brought with them. Hey, did you know that they didn't come to the manger with their gifts either? They went to a house, where Jesus was called a "child" not a "babe" like when He was in the manger. Go figure. Someone's always messin' with the truth. <*)))><
2006-12-02 17:32:52 · answer #8 · answered by Sandylynn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know..all I know is that X many of "wise men" (Whatever those are?) brought 3 types of gifts..to the child "Jesus"..about what I think it was like 3 years AFTER he was born in the manger..
2006-12-02 17:32:19 · answer #9 · answered by *~SoL~ * Pashaa del Ñuñcaa. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
king wasn't in the bible, but magi was...which means the same thing. (i believe in the book of Mathew) It's mostly a Latin American thing and some other catholics...
2006-12-02 17:44:58 · answer #10 · answered by bob888 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋