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[[File:pic-2-xmas-star-crscriptoriusrex 4501.jpg|frame|We three kings have travelled far, how we wish we had a car.]]
The '''Star of Bethlehem''', also called the Christmas Star, is a star in [[Christianity|Christian]] tradition that revealed the birth of Jesus to the magi (or "wise men") and later led them to Bethlehem. According to the Gospel of Matthew, [[The Three Wise Men|the magi]] saw the star "in the east"
Many Christians see the star as a miraculous sign given by God to mark the birth of the Christ (or Messiah). Some theologians claimed that the star fulfilled a prophecy, known as the Star Prophecy. In modern times, astronomers have proposed various explanations for the star. A nova, a planet, a comet, an occultation and a conjunction (alignment of planets) have all been suggested. The star has also been interpreted as an astrological event. One thing is certain -- it wasn't in the eastern ''sky'', because that would have required the magi to have come out of the Mediterranean Sea. (Matthew 2:2's "We have seen his star in the east" is generally interpreted today as "We were in The East when we saw his star".)
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** "Oh Holy Night"
** "Angels We Have Heard On High"
* In the [[Chris De Burgh]] song
{{quote|''And over a village he halted his craft''
''And it hung there just like a star, just like a star''... }}
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