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Wise men from the East 

Herod had been named king of Israel by the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus. Herod lived near the city of Jerusalem. After Jesus was born some wise men from the east came to see Herod. They asked him Where is the child who was born to  be King of the Jews we saw a new star in the east.That means a great new leader come into the world. We have come to worship. Herod was amazed Could this be the one the prophet Micah had told about Micah had said that this leader would be born in Bethlehem. Bethlehem was only six miles from Jerusalem. Now Herod was afraid of this newborn king. But he pretended to be glad He said to the wise men. Go to Bethlehem And  search For the child there. If you find him let me know I want to go and worship him too. The wise men set out The star they had seen  In The east went on ahead of them. Finally it stepped over a house in Bethlehem. The men went into the house and saw the child with Mary. They got down on their Knees and worshipped  him. They gave him special gifts they had brought with them precious gold and the sweet and strong smelling  spices of frankincense and Myrrh. Later the wise men had a dream that told them not to go back to Herod. They went home by another road.