Matthew 2:7 meaning and explanation
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Matthew 2:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Herod has just heard from the Magi that a child born King of the Jews is somewhere nearby, and all Jerusalem is unsettled with him. In verse 7 he summons the visitors privately, away from the chief priests and scribes he had just consulted, and asks when the star first appeared.
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