In the Bible, they are not called kings, and their number is not specified—instead they are “wise men from the East ... The three kings present their gifts to Jesus in Sandro Botticelli's ...

Beyond the identity of the wise men, their gifts are also believed to hold symbolic value. The gold represents wealth and power and is interpreted as a sign of Jesus’s high divine status.

(The Conversation) — As Christmas approaches, Nativity scenes showing three wise men visiting ... They make their way to Bethlehem, where they bow before Jesus and offer gifts of gold ...

Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (Mt 2:11). Here are seven facts that perhaps you didn’t know about the Three Wise Men and the Epiphany.

But didn’t the wise men visit Jesus on the night ... First, some Christians give gifts all over again on Jan. 6. In Spain, children leave their shoes outside in the hopes they will be filled ...

The problem is that gifts cost money ... That’s right: Two-thirds of the wise men chose to give their newborn king, as a physical symbol of their reverent adoration, goo from a tree.

January 6th is not just a day of gifts and celebration ... recommended a powerful prayer to make to the Three Wise Men and ...

The evening was filled with Christmas carols, dancing, food, festivities and gifts, courtesy of the three wise men who distributed presents to the children and their families. Among the recipients ...

For example, the wise men brought two valuable gifts, tree resins from frankincense and myrrh; these plant extracts were likely both welcomed and expected by the young woman who had just given birth.