{"id":47520,"date":"2025-10-15T12:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=47520"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:03:49","slug":"the-three-magi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/10\/15\/the-three-magi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Three Magi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/The-Three-Magi-Christmas.mp3\">The-Three-Magi-Christmas.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/The-Three-Magi-Christmas.mp4\">The-Three-Magi-Christmas.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/The-Three-Magi.mp3\">The-Three-Magi.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/The-Three-Magi.mp4\">The-Three-Magi.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVII\/The-Three-Magi-intro.mp3\">The-Three-Magi-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWise men&#8230;<br \/>\n(In this season)<br \/>\nIt stands to reason<br \/>\nNow&#8230; (and then)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nA wise man from Babylon<br \/>\n(Babble on, babble on)<br \/>\nThe nature of the gifts<br \/>\n(A list of &#8220;what ifs&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWise men&#8230;<br \/>\n(In this season)<br \/>\nIt stands to reason<br \/>\nNow&#8230; (and then)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nThose who know<br \/>\n(Go!)<br \/>\nMagi (foresee)<br \/>\nMan&#8217;s destiny<br \/>\nMagi (Set free)<br \/>\nImmortality<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nZoroastrian priestly caste<br \/>\n(Persia, ahh, ahh)<br \/>\nAstrologers come fast<br \/>\n(Gold, frankincense, and myrrh blur)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWise men&#8230;<br \/>\n(In this season)<br \/>\nIt stands to reason<br \/>\nNow&#8230; (and then)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nThose who know<br \/>\n(Go!)<br \/>\nMagi (foresee)<br \/>\nMan&#8217;s destiny<br \/>\nMagi (Set free)<br \/>\nImmortality<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWise men&#8230;<br \/>\n(In this season)<br \/>\nIt stands to reason<br \/>\nNow&#8230; (and then)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nBabylon<br \/>\n(Babble on, babble on)<br \/>\nArabia<br \/>\n(Ahh, ahh, ahh)<br \/>\nPersia<br \/>\n(Ahh, ahh, ahh)<br \/>\nMagi (foresee)<br \/>\nMan&#8217;s destiny<br \/>\nMagi (Sets free)<br \/>\nImmortality<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG<br \/>\nThe Wise Men, or Magi, are mentioned in the Bible as coming from &#8220;the East,&#8221; but their precise origin is not specified and is a subject of scholarly debate. While some sources suggest Persia (modern-day Iran), others argue for regions in Arabia (like Sheba, modern-day Yemen or Jordan) or even Babylon. The tradition of assigning specific names (Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar) and distinct homelands (Persia, India, and Arabia) is a later development, not found in the biblical account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"WaaZC\">\n<div class=\"rPeykc uP58nb\" data-hveid=\"CCMQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj8k9jmyKSQAxWO1vACHZcIMdcQo_EKegQIIxAB\"><span data-huuid=\"7822590189704836348\"><span role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">Possible Origins<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WaaZC\">\n<ul data-hveid=\"CEMQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj8k9jmyKSQAxWO1vACHZcIMdcQm_YKegQIQxAB\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"zMgcWd dSKvsb\" data-il=\"\">\n<div data-crb-p=\"\">\n<div class=\"xFTqob\">\n<div class=\"Gur8Ad\"><span data-huuid=\"7822590189704835231\"><strong>Persia:<\/strong> <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"vM0jzc\"><span data-huuid=\"7822590189704836224\">A strong possibility, as the term &#8220;magi&#8221; was associated with the Zoroastrian priestly caste of <span class=\"M5tQyf\">Persia,<\/span> who were astrologers.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"aca293fa-5a54-4fbd-b335-3d634123730b\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"zMgcWd dSKvsb\" data-il=\"\">\n<div data-crb-p=\"\">\n<div class=\"xFTqob\">\n<div class=\"Gur8Ad\"><strong>Arabia (e.g., Sheba):<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"vM0jzc\"><span data-huuid=\"7822590189704835107\">The nature of their gifts (gold, frankincense, and myrrh) suggests a connection to Arabia, which was a major source of these commodities. <\/span><span data-huuid=\"7822590189704836100\">Old Testament prophecies also refer to kings coming from Arabian kingdoms.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"e17706ee-5a6f-4d51-bce8-e08296a1e8ce\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"NPrrbc\" data-cid=\"e17706ee-5a6f-4d51-bce8-e08296a1e8ce\" data-uuids=\"7822590189704838210,7822590189704835107,7822590189704836100\">\n<div class=\"BMebGe btku5b LwdV0e FR7ZSc OJeuxf\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-hveid=\"CD4QAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj8k9jmyKSQAxWO1vACHZcIMdcQ3fYKegQIPhAB\">\n<div class=\"niO4u\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"zMgcWd dSKvsb\" data-il=\"\">\n<div data-crb-p=\"\">\n<div class=\"xFTqob\">\n<div class=\"Gur8Ad\"><strong>Babylon:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"vM0jzc\"><span data-huuid=\"7822590189704839079\">The biblical story of <span class=\"M5tQyf\">Daniel,<\/span> who was a wise man from Babylon, could explain why wise men from that region might be familiar with the prophecy of the Messiah&#8217;s coming.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"f3e76bfa-3432-42ab-ab24-f1cbbb3a4eb8\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"NPrrbc\" data-cid=\"f3e76bfa-3432-42ab-ab24-f1cbbb3a4eb8\" data-uuids=\"7822590189704838086,7822590189704839079\">\n<div class=\"BMebGe btku5b LwdV0e FR7ZSc OJeuxf\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-hveid=\"CDsQAg\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj8k9jmyKSQAxWO1vACHZcIMdcQ3fYKegQIOxAC\">\n<div class=\"niO4u\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/reason\/\">Reason<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/christmas-bliss\/\">Christmas Bliss<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/xmas\/\">Christmas Home<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The-Three-Magi-Christmas.mp3 The-Three-Magi-Christmas.mp4 The-Three-Magi.mp3 The-Three-Magi.mp4 The-Three-Magi-intro.mp3 [Intro] Wise men&#8230; (In this season) It stands to reason Now&#8230; (and then) [Verse 1] A wise man from Babylon (Babble on, babble on) The nature of the gifts (A list of &#8220;what ifs&#8221;) [Chorus] Wise men&#8230; (In this season) It stands to reason Now&#8230; (and then) [Bridge] Those who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,14],"tags":[4173,1458],"class_list":["post-47520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christmas-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-christmas-bliss","tag-reason"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47520"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47537,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47520\/revisions\/47537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}