<P> The phrase from the east ( ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ) , more literally from the rising ( of the sun ) , is the only information Matthew provides about the region from which they came . The Parthian Empire , centered in Persia , occupied virtually all of the land east of Judea and Syria ( except for the deserts of Arabia to the southeast ) . Though the empire was tolerant of other religions , its dominant religion was Zoroastrianism , with its priestly magos class . </P>
<P> The phrase from the east ( ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ) , more literally from the rising ( of the sun ) , is the only information Matthew provides about the region from which they came . The Parthian Empire , centered in Persia , occupied virtually all of the land east of Judea and Syria ( except for the deserts of Arabia to the southeast ) . Though the empire was tolerant of other religions , its dominant religion was Zoroastrianism , with its priestly magos class . </P>
where did the the three kings come from
where did the the three kings come from
from the east from the rising ( of the sun )
from the east from the rising ( of the sun )