Matthew 2:1, How Many Wise Men Were There?

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.

//Question: How many wise men were there?

The Bible doesn’t say. We’ve probably all heard many times over that the Christmas stories have it all wrong, and nobody knows how many wise men there really were.

But if you said three, you’re probably right.

Perhaps the idea of three wise men derives from the three gifts they brought: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Or ano...