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 Cologne Cathedral houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary which tradition says holds the bones of the Biblical Magi. But how did they get there?

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

Matthew’s Gospel details how 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 like other wise men at the time, they would have served a king. But which one? A CHRISTMAS PRAYER FOR OUR NATION We know that the Magi did not come from the Far East or even Persia.

Herod the Great, King of Judea, felt threatened when the Magi—wise men from the East—arrived in Jerusalem asking, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when ...

King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the ...

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.

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.