Magi
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The Magi are the wise men or kings from the East in the New Testament who visit the infant Jesus, traditionally bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magi from the East | 1 |
| Three Wise Men | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figures
ⓘ
New Testament characters ⓘ Visitors of the infant Jesus ⓘ |
| actionAfterWarning | returned to their country by another route ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kings from the East
ⓘ
Magi ⓘ
surface form:
Magi from the East
Three Kings ⓘ Wise Men ⓘ
surface form:
Three Wise Men
Wise Men ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Matthew 2:1–12 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christmas narrative
ⓘ
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Nativity of Jesus
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Adoration of the Magi
ⓘ
Epiphany ⓘ
surface form:
Epiphany of the Lord
|
| category |
Characters in the Gospel of Matthew
ⓘ
New Testament people ⓘ |
| describedIn | Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| feastDay | Epiphany ⓘ |
| feastDayObservedOn | January 6 ⓘ |
| giftBrought |
frankincense
ⓘ
gold ⓘ myrrh ⓘ |
| guidedBy | Star of Bethlehem ⓘ |
| honorShownToJesus |
fell down before him
ⓘ
worshiped him ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
Adoration of the Magi
ⓘ
surface form:
Adoration of the Magi in Christian art
|
| interactionWith |
Herod the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
King Herod
|
| journeyFrom | the East ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Greek term "magoi" ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | signify recognition of Jesus by the Gentiles ⓘ |
| numberInBiblicalText | unspecified ⓘ |
| numberInTradition | 3 ⓘ |
| originalMeaning | Zoroastrian priests or astrologers ⓘ |
| questionAskedInJerusalem | "Where is he that is born King of the Jews?" ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| role |
Bearers of symbolic gifts
ⓘ
Visitors who honor the newborn Jesus ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | saints ⓘ |
| symbolismOfFrankincense | divinity of Jesus ⓘ |
| symbolismOfGold | kingship of Jesus ⓘ |
| symbolismOfMyrrh | suffering and death of Jesus ⓘ |
| timeRelativeToBirth | after the birth of Jesus ⓘ |
| traditionalNames |
Balthazar
ⓘ
Caspar ⓘ Melchior ⓘ |
| traditionalOrigin |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabia
Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Persia ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Christian liturgy ⓘ |
| visitLocation |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
house where Jesus was ⓘ |
| warnedIn | a dream ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Magi from the East
this entity surface form:
Three Wise Men