{"id":20938,"date":"2024-11-29T21:04:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T21:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20938"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:15:30","slug":"star-of-bethlehem-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/star-of-bethlehem-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4f2f\u5229\u6052\u4e4b\u661f\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f\u5b83\u610f\u5473\u7740\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Nobody knows what the Star of Bethlehem was. Only Matthew tells of it: wise men saw &quot;his star in the east,&quot; followed it to Bethlehem, and watched it stop over &quot;where the young child was&quot; (Matthew 2:2, 9). Astronomers suggest a meeting of planets, a comet or a new star; many Christians see a light God sent for this purpose. Every explanation has to meet that last detail. Stars and planets cross the sky from east to west every night,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobody knows what the Star of Bethlehem was: a conjunction, a comet or a sign from God. Christians see in it Christ&#039;s light for every nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[210],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-20938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-history","tag-christmas-series","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3624,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/how-old-was-jesus-when-the-wise-men-came\/","url_meta":{"origin":20938,"position":0},"title":"How Old Was Jesus When the Wise Men Came? 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