Christians from all over the world revere them as the "Three Wise Men from the East" who followed the star of Bethlehem to Jesus' manger and paid homage to him as the newborn son of God.

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A few weeks – or perhaps even months - after the birth of Jesus, Matthew records the events surrounding the visitors from the east. He refers to them as the ‘Magi’, meaning ‘wise men’.