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2. Caspar (magus) - Wikipedia

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   These gifts apparently have deeper significance, the gold signifying the regal status of Jesus, the frankincense his divinity, and the myrrh his human nature. Caspar is traditionally portrayed with a reddish beard in the middle of the three kings, as younger than Melchior and older than Balthasar, and who waits in line behind Melchior to give ...

3. Biblical Magi - Wikipedia

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   All three gifts are ordinary offerings and gifts given to a king. Myrrh being commonly used as an anointing oil, frankincense as a perfume, and gold as a valuable. The three gifts had a spiritual meaning: gold as a symbol of kingship on earth, frankincense (an incense) as a symbol of deity, and myrrh (an embalming oil) as a symbol of death.

4. Melchior (magus) - Wikipedia

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   Melchior was described by Bede in the 8th century as being "an old man, with white hair and long beard." [ 2 ] Melchior is also commonly referred to as the King of Persia. [ 2 ] Following the Star of Bethlehem , the Magi first travelled to the palace of Herod the Great , who then asked for the Magi to find the Child Jesus and report back to him.

5. Pastor column: The truly wise are still seeking Him

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   The Gospel of Matthew tells the story of the wise men who followed a star in search of a newborn king. The truly wise still acknowledge Him.

6. Matthew 2:11 - Wikipedia

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   Matthew 2:11 is the eleventh verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.The magi, dispatched by King Herod, have found the small child (not infant) Jesus and in this verse present him with gifts in an event known as the Visit of the Wise Men.

7. Balthazar (magus) - Wikipedia

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   The increase in depictions of Balthazar as a black man from the 15th century onwards coincided with the development of the Portuguese Atlantic slave trade in the late 15th century. [ 6 ] As part of the Magi, Balthazar followed the Star of Bethlehem first to the palace of Herod the Great , who instructed them to return to him when they had found ...

8. Correspondence (theology) - Wikipedia

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   This is evident from the Wise Men who came to the Lord at his birth; and this was why a star went before them, and why they brought gifts gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matt. 2:1-2, 9-11). The star corresponded to knowledge from heaven, gold to celestial goodness, frankincense to spiritual goodness, and myrrh to natural goodness.

9. Incense offering - Wikipedia

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   Model of the Golden Altar. The incense offering (Hebrew: קְטֹרֶת ‎ qəṭōreṯ) in Judaism was related to perfumed offerings on the altar of incense in the time of the Tabernacle and the First and Second Temple period, and was an important component of priestly liturgy in the Temple in Jerusalem.