1When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod,#In the days of King Herod: Herod reigned from 37 to 4 B.C. Magi: originally a designation of the Persian priestly caste, the word became used of those who were regarded as having more than human knowledge. Matthew’s magi are astrologers. behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,