According to the Gospel of Matthew, gold, frankincense and myrrh were the gifts presented to the infant Jesus by the Magi “from the East.” Just what are frankincense and myrrh? Frankincense was ...

Once upon a time, frankincense and myrrh competed with gold in the valuables department. They were highly prized. They were a phenomenon. They were it. Today, many people aren't even sure what ...

A Christmas tradition that can be traced back to the story of Jesus's birth in Bethlehem is the exchange of gifts. The Bible records that wise men took him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gold ...

In modern English, myrrh survives almost entirely as a symbolic word. It appears in religious narratives, historical accounts ...

"The gold, frankincense and myrrh brought by the three wise men to baby Jesus definitely came from here," said the old man sitting in the dust under a tree. I met Aden Hassan Salah on Daallo Mountain, ...

Christians around the world on Tuesday will commemorate the birth of Jesus by showering their loved ones with toys and electronics. Jesus himself received an impressive basket of gifts on his birthday ...

Legions of schoolchildren, dragooned year after year into the Christmas pageant, still have trouble distinguishing among Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar. But the gifts of the three kings who came to ...

The three kings of the biblical nativity carried three precious gifts to mark the birth of Jesus - but a modern-day gold rush in Somaliland is putting the ancient perfume trade in frankincense and ...

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