In the Gospel of Matthew account, the Magi (often translated as "wise men", but more accurately astrologers)[REF] arrive at the court of Herod in Jerusalem and tell the king of a star which signifies the birth of the King of the Jews: .
Herod is "troubled", not because of the appearance of the star, but because the Magi have told him that a "king of the Jews" had been born,[REF] which he understands to refer to the Messiah, a leader of the Jewish people whose coming was believed to be foretold in scripture.