Jeff Swart - The Gospels do not specifically state how many Wise Men, or Magi, followed the star to Bethlehem to find the new “King of the Jews.”  The traditional manger scene has three wise men whose names, although not mentioned in Scripture, are said to be Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar according to tradition.  The number three was probably derived from the three gifts that were given the Christ child — gold, frankincense and myrrh.  There is a story told of the fourth wise man whose ...