Current Convergence of Jupiter and Venus with the Moon May be Like the One the Wise Men Followed
"Nobody knows exactly what happened, but it certainly was an event in the heavens that propelled the wise men to Bethlehem ."
( Greenville , S.C. )—Referring to the recent convergence of Jupiter and Venus against a waxing, crescent moon, astronomer Doug Gegen of the Roper Mountain Science Center said that it could be the same convergence that drew the Biblical wise men to Jesus. (Photo: AP)
Nobody knew about planets at that time, he noted. "Everything in the sky was referred to as a star."
On June 17, 2 B.C., Jupiter and Venus were closely aligned in Leo, according to theoretical astrophysicist, Grant Mathews of the University Notre Dame, as reported by msnbc. "Nobody knows exactly what happened, but it certainly was an event in the heavens that propelled the wise men to Bethlehem ," he said.
