Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
So Herod secretly called the wise men aside and carefully asked them exactly when they first saw the star.
Herod was scheming behind the scenes, gathering intel on when this whole thing started.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical account of Jesus' birth, King Herod ruled Judea under Roman control and was deeply troubled by the arrival of wise men from the East, who were following a star to find the newborn king of the Jews. Herod, fearing a threat to his throne, secretly summoned these wise men to extract precise details about when the star first appeared, allowing him to calculate the child's age and location. This event reflects the political instability of the era, where rulers like Herod used deception to maintain power amid prophecies of a Messiah.
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