How many wise men visited Jesus and how old was he at this time?
The Bible doesn’t say how many wise men there were, just that wise men came from the East bearing gifts. Since there were three gifts that were mentioned, tradition says that there were three wise men, but this is conjecture and not Biblical. The wise men were kings that came with a large entourage, and a military escort to ensure their safety. The wise men didn’t visit Christ at the manger. When they arrived, Jesus was about two years old, and Jesus and His family were living in a house. When Herod found out that Jesus was declared the King of the Jews, he set out to have Jesus killed. It what has become known as the killing of the innocents, Herod had all the babies in Bethlehem, under the age of two, killed.
