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Wise Men

Mentioned in Dan. 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers, (2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. This unified study connects 2 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Wise men

Mentioned in Dan. 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers, (2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. The word in the original (hakamim) probably means "medicine men. In Chaldea medicine was only a branch of magic. The "wise men" of Matt. 2:7, who came from the East to Jerusalem, were magi from Persia or Arabia.

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Genesis 1

Genesis 41:8

Exodus 1

Exodus 7:11

Daniel 1

Daniel 4:18

Matthew 1

Matthew 2:1

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