From Nave’s Topical Bible
Magi
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 1Passages listed
- 1Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- The wise men from the east who visited Jesus as an infantMatthew 2:1–12
The passages, in Bible order (1)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 1 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Matthew 2:1–12
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Commentary on Matthew 2:1–122 voices
It lay to the east of Judea, and was famous for gold, frankincense, and myrrh. We have seen his star - Undoubtedly they had before heard Balaam's prophecy. And probably when they saw this unusual star, it was revealed to them that this prophecy was fulfilled.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755Evangelical
Not of their own accord, and certainly not with the view of fulfilling the prophecy regarding Messiah's birthplace; nay, they stayed at Nazareth till it was almost too late for Mary to travel with safety; nor would they have stirred from it at all, had not an order which left them no choice forced them to the appointed place. A high hand was in all these movements.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed