The reigning king, Herod, knows nothing of the birth of this new King. The Magi likely assumed that the newborn King would be related to the current king, so Herod’s surprise may have confused them.

(The Conversation) — Historians know a fair bit about Herod the Great, the king of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth.

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King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was in the habit of gathering the best and brightest from his vanquished foes into an advisory body of wise men, stargazers, and dreamers.

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Herod is so evil that scorpions cross themselves when they see him. The journey is about overcoming increasingly difficult obstacles, the main one a temple where the treasure is hidden.

After traveling great distances, the Magi stopped in Jerusalem. King Herod heard about these curious mystics and met with them to hear their story.

Matthew’s Gospel says soon after Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea, ruled by the Roman King Herod, “some men who studied the stars came from the East to Jerusalem and asked ...

Now, Matthew tells us, Parthian ambassadors have appeared in Jerusalem asking about a new king. Matthew certainly knew that this would have thrown Herod into a fury.

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Tricked by the Magi, the wise men whom Herod had sent to determine where the infant was, a raging Herod decreed that all children 2 and under who live near Bethlehem are to be killed.

Tricked by the Magi, the wise men whom Herod had sent to determine where the infant was, a raging Herod decreed that all children 2 and under who live near Bethlehem are to be killed.