Caspar. Saint Caspar was one of the Three Kings, along with Melchior and Balthazar, representing the wise men or Biblical Magi mentioned in the Bible in the Gospel of Matthew, verses 2:1-9.
Although the Bible does not specify who or what the Magi were, since the seventh century, the Magi have been identified in the Western Church as Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. Caspar and the other two are considered saints by the Catholic Church.
Further information: Casper The name Caspar or Casper is derived from Gaspar which in turn is from an ancient Chaldean word, Gizbar, which according to Strong's Concordance means treasurer. The form Gizbar appears in the Hebrew version of the Old Testament Book of Ezra.
In fact, the modern Hebrew word for treasurer is still Gizbar. Who the magi were is not specified in the Bible; there are only traditions.
Since English translations of the Bible refer to them as men who studied the stars, they are believed to have been astrologers, who could foresee the birth of a Messiah from their study of the stars. Caspar is often considered to be an Indian scholar. An article in the 1913 Encyclopædia Britannica states that according to Western church tradition, Balthasar is often represented as a king of Arabia, Melchior as a king of Persia, and Caspar as a king of India. Historian John of Hildesheim relates a tradition in the ancient silk road city of ancient Taxila
Although the Bible does not specify who or what the Magi were, since the seventh century, the Magi have been identified in the Western Church as Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. Caspar and the other two are considered saints by the Catholic Church.
Further information: Casper The name Caspar or Casper is derived from Gaspar which in turn is from an ancient Chaldean word, Gizbar, which according to Strong's Concordance means treasurer. The form Gizbar appears in the Hebrew version of the Old Testament Book of Ezra.
In fact, the modern Hebrew word for treasurer is still Gizbar. Who the magi were is not specified in the Bible; there are only traditions.
Since English translations of the Bible refer to them as men who studied the stars, they are believed to have been astrologers, who could foresee the birth of a Messiah from their study of the stars. Caspar is often considered to be an Indian scholar. An article in the 1913 Encyclopædia Britannica states that according to Western church tradition, Balthasar is often represented as a king of Arabia, Melchior as a king of Persia, and Caspar as a king of India. Historian John of Hildesheim relates a tradition in the ancient silk road city of ancient Taxila
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