The theories generally break down into two groups: All three gifts are ordinary offerings and gifts given to a king. ... The three gifts had a spiritual meaning: gold as a symbol of kingship on earth, frankincense (an incense) as a symbol of deity, and myrrh (an embalming oil) as a symbol of death.
that's cause they just all happen to be sitting on my counter haunting me...although the mamosas need to be made......but naturally I had to give in to the baileys with my coffee.....
The Bible does not say how many wise men there were but biblical scholars assume since there was 3 gifts then there was 3 wise men. The Cologne Cathedral in Germany has a reliquary that supposedly contains the remains of the 3 wise men.
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