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Matthew 2:4 is the fourth verse of the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The magi have informed King Herod that they had seen portents showing the birth of the King of the Jews. In this verse he calls together leading figures of Jerusalem to find out where Jesus was to be born.
Baldwin IV (1161–1185), known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. He was admired by his contemporaries and later historians for his willpower and dedication to the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the face of his debilitating leprosy.
Gregory the Great: Rightly is He born in Bethlehem, which signifies the house of bread, who said, am the living bread, who came down from heaven. [ 3 ] Pseudo-Chrysostom : When they should have kept secret the mystery of the King appointed of God, especially before a foreign king, straightway they became not preachers of the word of God, but ...
The story is an addition and expansion of the account of the Biblical Magi, recounted in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. [3] It tells about a "fourth" wise man (accepting the tradition that the Magi numbered three), a priest of the Magi named Artaban, one of the Medes from Persia.
The king sends the Magi to Judea with fine gifts. [1] In Jerusalem, the Magi announce the coming of the Messiah and denounce the Jewish leaders and scribes for falling away from belief. King Herod is ignored as a "worthless person". They travel to Bethlehem, where they worship the young Jesus and meet with the Virgin Mary. They lavish praise on ...
In Bethlehem, the home of Jesus' birth, a season of grieving for Palestinian Christians ... Laura King. December 19, 2023 at 6:00 AM. Father Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish ...
The star went before them, to show them the greatness of the King. [4] Augustine: To perform its due service to the Lord, it advanced slowly, leading them to the spot. It was ministering to Him, and not ruling His fate; its light showed the suppliants and filled the inn, shed over the walls and roof that covered the birth; and thus it ...
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.