Perhaps the most misunderstood of the Christmas stories is the one of the Three Kings. Because the bible story does not say they were kings, or even that there were three of them. According to Matthew, they were Magi, (usually given in English as "wise men") and the Magi were Zoroastrian priests and astrologers. Certainly not royalty. And the idea that there were three of them comes solely from the fact that they presented the baby Jesus with three gifts - gold, frankincense and myrrh. All we know about them is that they came "from the East", and nobody has really been able to come up with a satisfactory explanation of the star that they said they were following. And having done their bit, they are never heard of again.
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