Yes, these are the mages who came to see Jesus.
2007-06-30 12:44:24 · 6 answers · asked by Roy Nicolas 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They were not kings but Magoi,Zoroastrian priests or sages from around Iran. Gaspar or Caspar is the other's name and the three have completely different names in Farsi.
2007-06-30 12:49:29 · answer #1 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Magi" is the plural form of magos you're looking for, there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi
There are a lot of legends about where these guys came from. Most believe it was from ancient Persia; some believe that Balthazar was of African descent.
2007-06-30 19:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by Mel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though it it is believed the Magi came from Persia or even moderrn day Iraq, their names are traditional and are not found in the connical Bible.
2007-06-30 19:49:40 · answer #3 · answered by s. grant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America?
2007-06-30 19:46:49 · answer #4 · answered by AtheistLoser 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cologne.
2007-06-30 19:49:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you have Proof they even existed .At least the Pharaohs honored their dead with burial structures and Pyramid ( BODIES included ) we have NOTHING to prove the Bible .
New or old testament ...
2007-06-30 19:51:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋