The wise men from the East who were led by a star to Palestine to worship Jesus (Matt. 2.1, 7, 16). The Greek word for wise men (magoi) is translated as astrologer when it occurs in the LXX (Dan. 1.20; 2.2). It is rendered sorcerer in the Second Testament at other occurrences (Acts 13.6, 8). From the writings of Herodotus, a Greek historian in the fifth century B.C., the Magi were believed to be a caste of Medes who had a priestly function in the Persian Empire. The role of the star in Matthew 2 has often been viewed as having a connection with astrology. While pursuing the stars, they encountered a sign from God (Matt. 24.29-30), which God used to break through their misguided system to participate in the story of Jesus.
