Wise men
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Wise men - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
Mentioned in Dan. 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers, (2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. The word in the original (hakamim) probably means "medicine men. In Chaldea medicine was only a branch of magic. The "wise men" of Matt. 2:7, who came from the East to Jerusalem, were magi from Persia or Arabia.
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- AdvisementEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- CounselEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- CounsellorEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- Advice; Advise; AdvisementInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Counsel; CounsellorInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Wise MenInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Wise MenSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- advice, advise, advisor, counsel, counselor, counselsTranslation Words
- wise men, advisorTranslation Words
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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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