WebThe Adoration of the Magi or Adoration of the Kings is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having found Jesus by following a star, lay before him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and worship him.It is related in the Bible by Matthew 2:11: "On …

WebThe magi worshipped the child in Bethlehem and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, but an angel warned them in a dream not to return to Herod, and they returned home by another way. ... The Church of the Nativity inside the town, built by St. Helena, contains the cave-manger site traditionally venerated as the birthplace of Jesus ...

WebBethlehem (/ ˈ b ɛ θ l ɪ h ɛ m /; Arabic: بيت لحم Bayt Laḥm; Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶם Bet Leḥem) is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about 10 km (6.2 miles) south of Jerusalem.Its population is approximately 25,000, and it is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine.The economy is primarily tourist-driven, peaking during the …

WebThe Magi are popularly referred to as wise men and kings.The word magi is the plural of Latin magus, borrowed from Greek μάγος (magos), as used in the original Greek text of the Gospel of Matthew (in the plural: μάγοι, magoi).Greek magos itself is derived from Old Persian maguŝ from the Avestan magâunô, i.e., the religious caste into which Zoroaster …

WebThe use of the terms king and kingdom and the role of the Jews in using the term king to accuse Jesus are central to the discussion between Jesus and Pilate. In Mark 15:2, Jesus confirms to Pilate that he is the King of the Jews and says nothing further.In John 18:34, he hints that the king accusation did not originate with Pilate but with "others" and, in John …

WebAls Heilige Drei Könige oder Weise aus dem Morgenland bezeichnet die christliche Tradition die in der Weihnachtsgeschichte des Matthäusevangeliums (Mt 2 EU) erwähnten „Sterndeuter“ (im griechischen Ausgangstext Μάγοι, Magoi, wörtlich „Magier“), die durch den Stern von Betlehem zu Jesus geführt wurden. Im Neuen Testament werden sie weder als …

WebSt George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch) and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter.St George's Chapel was founded in the 14th century by King Edward III and extensively enlarged in the late 15th century.

WebUn libro electrónico, [1] libro digital o ciberlibro, conocido en inglés como e-book o eBook, es la publicación electrónica o digital de un libro.Es importante diferenciar el libro electrónico o digital de uno de los dispositivos más popularizados para su lectura: el lector de libros electrónicos, o e-reader, en su versión inglesa.. Aunque a veces se define como "una …

WebSimon Magus (Greek Σίμων ὁ μάγος, Latin: Simon Magus), also known as Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician, was a religious figure whose confrontation with Peter is recorded in Acts 8:9–24.The act of simony, or paying for position, is named after Simon who tried to buy his way into the power of the Apostles.. According to Acts, Simon was a …

WebThe Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Nike of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea.It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC.It is composed of a statue representing the goddess Niké (Victory), whose head and arms …