Christmas Star (religion)

The Christmas star is directly attributable to the Christmas story, such as that described in the Gospel of Matthew . The star of Bethlehem, the place where the King of the Jews would be born. The wise men from the East would follow through this star according to Matthew King Herod the infant Jesus to visit and then to reveal this birthplace to Herod.

The wise men did not return to Herod, who then ordered the infanticide of Bethlehem so that the prophesied Messiah would perish.

In Roman iconography to depict comets that were star also used to divine status and announce a new, better time of hope. So was the Comet, which was interpreted as Caesar's soul in heaven, Julius star sidus Iulium referred as that also appears in the zonnerad.