The famous “three kings†from the Biblical birth of Christ narrative weren’t:
1. Three in number (the number isn’t mentioned at all).
2. Kings (they were “wise†men) – this probably comes from Psalm 71:11 (72:11 in protestant bibles): “And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.â€
3. Trotting about on camels.
The actual narrative (Matthew 2:1–2) merely says: “When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.†It says a little later that they offered Him gifts of “gold, frankincense, and myrrh†– but that is about as specific as it gets. --
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