Jeannette van den Bosch

“And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to         their own country by another way” (Matthew

“And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshipped him. Then, opening their treasures ,

“After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until

“Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying: Go

“And assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he (=king Herod) inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They

“When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him …” (Matthew 2:3).  The announcement of the birth of the King