| Show The Three Wise Men en Nothing is known for certain concerning the identity of the wise men All that we learn from the gospel is that wise I men appeared bringing gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh Wedo Wedo We Wedo do not know who they were or or what were their names or how many there were The common supposition is there were three of them That idea arises from the fact that there were three gifts Some of the early Christian writers writers writers writ writ- ers thought there were 12 Later Christian writers still name them giving their names as Melchior Caspar and Balthasar Persia would probably be the place from which they came because they were interested in the stars and the Persians were great star gaz gaz- ers Another tradition gives them the rank of kings but the gospel tells nothing save that wise men came |
