Genesis 25:6
6But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he asent them away from his son Isaac, eastward bto the east country.Job 1:3
3He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all cthe people of the east.Daniel 1:20
20And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all dthe magicians and eenchanters that were in all his kingdom.Daniel 4:7
7Then fthe magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in, and I told them the dream, but gthey could not make known to me its interpretation.Daniel 5:11-12
11There is a man in your kingdom hin whom is the spirit of the holy gods. ▼▼Or Spirit of the holy God
In the days of your father, jlight and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king— kmade him chief of the magicians, lenchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers, 12 mbecause an excellent spirit, knowledge, and nunderstanding oto interpret dreams, explain riddles, and psolve problems were found in this Daniel, qwhom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.” Matthew 2:1
The Visit of the Wise Men
1Now rafter Jesus was born in sBethlehem of Judea tin the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men ▼▼Greek magi; also verses 7, 16
from vthe east came to Jerusalem, Matthew 2:16
Herod Kills the Children
16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
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