According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. After consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men followed the star to ...

So the star wasn't really needed to guide them to Bethlehem - they'd have had quite a job to miss it. If the star had moved like all other night sky objects, then it could easily lay south by the ...

A US astronomer claims he has found the first mention of the star of Bethlehem outside the Bible. The reference is in a 4 th -century manuscript written by a Roman astrologer and Christian convert ...