King James Bible Dictionary

Mentioned in Daniel 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 Matthew 2:7, who came from the East to Jerusalem, were magi from Persia or Arabia.

Of Egypt
Genesis 41:8; Genesis 41:24; Exodus 7:11

Solomon
1 Kings 4:29-34

Of Babylon
Daniel 4:18; Daniel 5:8

Of the East
Matthew 2:1-12
Wisdom

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