The Wise Men
The eastern Church had the names Hor, Karsudan, and Basanater.
Another tradition uses the names Kagpha, Badadakharida and Badadilma.
Some Chinese Christians think the Chinese sage and astrologer Liu Shang may have been one of them.
All of these traditions have arguments for and against them being true. It is really uncertain for sure who they were or if they were even three of them. The bible doesn't say the names or how many there were.
The Latin text Collectanea et Flores continues the tradition of three kings and their names and gives additional details. This text is said to be from the 8th century, of Irish origin. Caspar is also sometimes given as Gaspar or Jasper.
Syrian Christians name the Magi- Larvandad, Gushnasaph, and Hormisdas.
In the Eastern churches, the Wise Men are named- Hor, Karsudan, andBasanater.
The Armenians list the names of the Wise men as Kagpha, Badadakharida andBadadilma.
John Shelby Spong (A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) says that among people he knows in New Testament circles, the universal assumption is that the magi, or wise men, were not actual people. They therefore did not have names.
The account in Matthew 2 of the Wise Men or Magi, does not list their number or their names. This is a tradition of men.
GasparMelchiorBalthasar
The bible does not mention the names of the wise men.
Melchior, Gaspar and Balthasar.
There weren't necessarily 3 wise men. There were only 3 gifts. There could have been 1 million wise men. No names were given in the bible though. Later traditions give them the names Balthasar, Caspar, and Melchior.
MelchiorAnswer:Scripture does not mention the names or the number of Wise Men (Magi) visiting the child Jesus in the House. This is part of the traditions of men.
One or all as the Scripture does not mention the number or names of the Wise Men (Magi).
The names of the three wise men are not mentioned in the Bible. Traditional names for the wise men are Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, a tradition from Western Christian culture. The story of the Magi visiting Jesus is found in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 2, but their names are not given in the biblical text.
Their names were Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar - known collectively as The Magi.(Magi is the plural of Magus -meaning 'wise man' from which we get the word 'magician'.)
The three wise men from the nursery rhyme are typically named as Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar.
Gaspar, Balthasar, and Melchior.
were Shadrak Meshak and Abendigo the three wise men?
The names of the wise men who came to Jesus at his birth, including Gasper, are inventions and traditions of man. In the Bible account, there were three wise men that brought those three gifts to Jesus. Their names are not mentioned. You may read the story in Matthew 2.