saints would vanish from most minds as the years went by. 14. Worshiped by Wise Men (Matthew 2:1–12) Back to Bethlehem Joseph and Mary went. Then come wise men from the east, guided by a star to Jerusalem, and directed to Bethlehem by the learning of the chief-priests and scribes (Sadducees and Pharisees), who recalled Micah 5:2 at the request of Herod the Great, he being greatly troubled at the query of the wise men concerning a new-born King of the Jews. The well-known cruelty of Herod made all
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