Bible Wonders- ABRAHAM'S MAGI

<p>Wondering why The Magi are only in Matthew's Gospel - Plus, the story of Abraham's Magi that the Jews would relate to.</p> <p>from: <a title="Nimrod's Humble Heritage" href= "https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/112333/jewish/Nimrod-and-Abraham.htm"> https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/112333/jewish/Nimrod-and-Abraham.htm</a></p> <h2><span class="glossary_item">Nimrod</span>'s Humble Heritage</h2> <p align="left">Nimrod the mighty hunter was one of the sons of Kush. Kush was the son of Ham, the lowest and least important of <span class="glossary_item">Noah</span>'s three sons. Nimrod came from a line which was cursed by Noah: "Cursed be <span class= "glossary_item">Canaan</span>, a slave of slaves shall he be unto his brothers."</p> <p align="left">By birth, Nimrod had no right to be a king or ruler. But he was a mighty strong man, and sly and tricky, and a great hunter and trapper of men and animals. His followers grew in number, and soon Nimrod became the mighty king of Babylon, and his empire extended over other great cities.</p> <p align="left">As was to be expected, Nimrod did not feel very secure on his throne. He feared that one day there would appear a descendant of Noah's heir and successor, <span class= "glossary_item">Shem</span>, and would claim the throne. He was determined to have no challenger. Some of Shem's descendants had already been forced to leave that land and build their own cities and empires. There was only one prominent member of the Semitic family left in his country. He was <span class= "glossary_item">Terah</span>, the son of <span class= "glossary_item">Nahor</span>. Terah was the eighth generation removed, in a direct line of descendants from Shem. But Nimrod had nothing to fear from Terah, his most loyal and trusted servant. Terah had long before betrayed his family, and had become a follower of Nimrod. All of his ancestors were still living, including Shem himself, but Terah left his ancestral home and became attached to Nimrod. Terah, who should have been