Christmas Star (Star of Bethlehem)

The Star of Bethlehem was a star which, in the New Testament account of Jesus' birth, heralded his arrival and guided the Magi (also known as the Three Wise Men) to the stable in Bethlehem where he was born (Matthew 2.1-12).

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Various astronomical explanations have been advanced for the Star of Bethlehem, with a number of events known to have happened around the time of Jesus' birth (which has itself not been pinpointed) although none have emerged as a front-runner. Possible candidates include:

• A conjunction (some claim occultation) of Jupiter and Saturn in 7 BC or that of Jupiter and Venus on June 17, 2 BC (the former being considered the more likely as contemporary evidence points to an even greater deviation of Jesus' birth from AD 1 than originally estimated)
• Halley's Comet, which made an appearance around 12 BC
• A supernova

It is also quite possible that the star was entirely mythological. Legend had it that the birth of Mithradates and Alexander Severus were both associated with the appearance of special stars.

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