After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jeru­salem and asked, “Where is the one who was born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, as was all of Jerusalem.He called together all the high priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, because that is what was written by the prophet: ‘O Bethlehem...