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[[File:The three Magi (Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior).jpg|thumb|The Three Magi, an illustration from the reproductions of Herrad of Landsberg's Hortus deliciarum by Christian Moritz Engelhardt, 1818 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi#/media/File:The_three_Magi_(Balthasar,_Caspar,_Melchior).jpg]</ref>
[[File:The three Magi (Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior).jpg|thumb|The Three Magi, an illustration from the reproductions of Herrad of Landsberg's Hortus deliciarum by Christian Moritz Engelhardt, 1818 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi#/media/File:The_three_Magi_(Balthasar,_Caspar,_Melchior).jpg]</ref>]]


The biblical Magi are also referred to as the [[Three Wise Men]], (Three) Kings, and the Three Magi, were distinguished foreigners in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition. They are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition.
The biblical Magi are also referred to as the [[Three Wise Men]], (Three) Kings, and the Three Magi, were distinguished foreigners in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition. They are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition.