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They are part of God's creation, serve as signs, and are used metaphorically to convey spiritual truths. Creation and Order: Stars are first mentioned in the creation account in Genesis. On the fourth day, God created the stars along with the sun and moon to serve as "lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth" (<a href="/genesis/1-15.htm">Genesis 1:15</a>). They are part of the ordered universe that God declared "very good" (<a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a>). Signs and Seasons: Stars are also described as serving for signs and seasons. <a href="/genesis/1-14.htm">Genesis 1:14</a> states, "Let them serve as signs to mark the seasons and days and years." This indicates their role in marking time and guiding human activities, such as agriculture and navigation. Symbolism and Prophecy: Stars often symbolize divine guidance and revelation. In the account of the Magi, a star leads them to the birthplace of Jesus, fulfilling the prophecy of a ruler coming from Bethlehem (<a href="/matthew/2.htm">Matthew 2:1-10</a>). This star is seen as a divine sign pointing to the Messiah. In prophecy, stars can symbolize leaders or angels. <a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Revelation 1:20</a> explains, "The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches," indicating a symbolic representation of spiritual messengers or leaders. Heavenly Hosts: Stars are part of the "heavenly hosts," a term that encompasses all celestial bodies created by God. <a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">Psalm 147:4</a> declares, "He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name," emphasizing God's sovereignty and intimate knowledge of His creation. Judgment and Eschatology: In eschatological passages, stars are often associated with cosmic disturbances and divine judgment. <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a> prophesies, "For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light." Similarly, <a href="/revelation/6-13.htm">Revelation 6:13</a> describes stars falling to the earth as a sign of the end times. Metaphorical Use: Stars are used metaphorically to describe the descendants of Abraham, as numerous as the stars in the sky (<a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>). This metaphor underscores the vastness of God's promise and the faithfulness of His covenant. Moral and Spiritual Lessons: Stars also serve as a metaphor for righteousness and guidance. <a href="/daniel/12-3.htm">Daniel 12:3</a> states, "Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever." This highlights the enduring impact of a righteous life. Conclusion: Throughout Scripture, stars are a testament to God's creative power, a tool for divine communication, and a symbol of spiritual truths. They remind believers of God's order, guidance, and the fulfillment of His promises.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div>StarUnder the name of stars, the Hebrew comprehended all the constellations, planets, and heavenly luminaries, except the sun and moon. The psalmist, to exalt the power and omniscience of God, says, "He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names," <a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">Psalm 147:4</a>; God being described as a king taking a review of his army, and knowing the name of every one of his soldiers. Christ is called "the Morning Star," which is the brightest of the heavenly train, and ushers in the day, <a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a>. Compare <a href="/numbers/24-17.htm">Numbers 24:17</a>. To express increase and multiplication, Scripture uses the similitude of the stars of heaven, or of the sands of the sea, <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a> 22:17 26:4 <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a>. In times of disgrace and public calamity, it is said the stars withhold their light; they fall from heaven, and disappear. These figurative and emphatic expressions, which refer to the governing powers of nations, are only weakened and enervated by being explained. In the pure atmosphere of Judea and the East the stars shine with peculiar brilliancy, and seem as if hanging midway in the heavenly canopy, while the eye penetrates the ether far beyond them. The beauty and splendor that men observed in the stars; the great advantages they derived from them; the wonderful order apparent in their return, in the production and preservation of animals, fruits, plants, and minerals, have induced almost all heathen nations to impute to them life, knowledge, power, and to pay them a sovereign worship and adoration. The Israelites also needed to be warned against this sin. "Learn not the way of the heathen," says God, "and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them," <a href="/jeremiah/10-2.htm">Jeremiah 10:2</a>. See <a href="../i/idolatry.htm">IDOLATRY</a>. <a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Star, MorningA name figuratively given to Christ (<a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a>; Comp. <a href="/2_peter/1-19.htm">2 Peter 1:19</a>). When Christ promises that he will give the "morning star" to his faithful ones, he "promises that he will give to them himself, that he will give to them himself, that he will impart to them his own glory and a share in his own royal dominion; for the star is evermore the symbol of royalty (<a href="/matthew/2-2.htm">Matthew 2:2</a>), being therefore linked with the sceptre (<a href="/numbers/24-17.htm">Numbers 24:17</a>). All the glory of the world shall end in being the glory of the Church." Trench's Comm. <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (n.) One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.2. (n.) The polestar; the north star.3. (n.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune.4. (n.) That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.5. (n.) Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.6. (n.) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.7. (n.) A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc.8. (v. t.) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems.9. (v. i.) To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>STAR IN THE EASTSee <a href="../s/star.htm">STAR OF THE MAGI</a>; <a href="../m/magi.htm">MAGI</a>.STAR OF THE MAGI" 1. The Magi 2. Herod's Enquiry 3. Two Facts concerning the Star 4. The Wisdom of the Magi Not Astrological 5. The Prophecy of Balaam 6. The Star Not a Conjunction of Planets 7. The Star Not Nova Cassiopeiae 8. The Legend of the Well 9. Lesson of the Narrative 1. The Magi: The birth of our Lord was announced in a supernatural manner not only to Jews by the angelic message to the shepherds, but also to Gentiles, for "Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him" (<a href="/matthew/2-1.htm">Matthew 2:1, 2</a>). The word which has been rendered "wise men" in the King James Version and the English Revised Version (the American Standard Revised Version "Wise-men") is "Magi." These, according to Herodotus, were originally a tribe of the Medes (Herodotus i.101) and from their supposed skill in divination the term was applied to the learned and priestly caste among the followers of Zoroaster; they were thus in principle worshippers of one only God, and rejecters of polytheism and idolatry. The simple creed and high morality, which Zoroastrianism in its purest form professed, were well adapted to prepare its faithful disciples to receive a further revelation, and we may reasonably believe that the wise men who had been thus guided to worship the new-born king of the Jews had been faithful to the light afforded to them, for "in every nation he that feareth him (God), and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him" (<a href="/acts/10-35.htm">Acts 10:35</a>). See <a href="../m/magi.htm">MAGI</a>. 2. Herod's Enquiry: The gospel tells us that the arrival of the Magi at Jerusalem threw Herod the king and all the city into great excitement, and Herod at once called a council of all the chief priests and scribes of the people that he might learn from them where the Messiah should be born. In reply they quoted to him the prophecy of Micah which had indicated Bethlehem as the destined site. "Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him. And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy" (<a href="/matthew/2-7.htm">Matthew 2:7-10</a>). So much, and no more, are we told of the star of the Magi, and the story is as significant in its omissions as in that which it tells us. 3. Two Facts concerning the Star: What sort of a star it Was that led the wise men; how they learned from it that the King of the Jews was born; how it went before them; how it stood over where the young Child was, we do not know. We are indeed told but two facts concerning it: first, that its appearance in some way or other did inform the wise men, not of the birth of a king of the Jews, but of the King of the Jews for whose coming, not Israel only, but more or less consciously the whole civilized world was waiting; next, that, when they had come to Judea in consequence of this information, the star pointed out to them the actual spot where the new-born King was to be found. It went before them till it came and stood over where the young Child was. It may also be inferred from <a href="/matthew/2-10.htm">Matthew 2:10</a> that in some way or other the wise men had for a time lost sight of the star, so that the two facts mentioned refer to two separate appearances. The first appearance induced the Magi to leave the East and set out for Judea; the second pointed out to them the place at Bethlehem where the object of their search was to be found. Nothing is told us respecting the star except its work as a guide. There can be no doubt that the Magi took their journey in obedience to direct revelation from God, and since we are told that God warned them in a dream not to return to Herod, so that they departed to their own country another way, it is but reasonable to suppose that their outward journey had been directed in a similar manner. 4. The Wisdom of the Magi Not Astrological: It has been conjectured that as the Magians were credited with a great skill in astrology they may have been able to forecast the birth of our Lord by the rules of their article But this conjecture must be peremptorily rejected. It ascribes to the pseudo-science of astrology a reality to which it has no claim, for it is inconceivable that the planetary configurations can really foretell the birth of princes. Even if it were admitted that such could be the case, no such event could be taken as indicating the One Birth for which the world was waiting, unless some direct and explicit revelation from God had been received to that effect. For that Birth was necessarily unique, and science can deal only with repeated events. No astronomical research is now, or was at any time, competent in itself to supply the indication needed; it was not in virtue of any natural learning that the wise men understood the meaning of the star. And if a mere astronomical research was helpless to supply any such power of prediction, still more emphatically must the claim of "occult knowledge" be disallowed. So far as occult knowledge has had any basis in fact at all, it has been simply a euphemistic way of describing the frauds, impostures and crimes by which debased heathen priesthoods and "medicine men" have imposed upon the gross superstition of their followers. The very suggestion that, by means like these, God's purpose would be made known shows that those who suggest it have not entirely shaken off the influence of heathenism. 5. The Prophecy of Balaam: The suggestion has often been made that the prophecy of Balaam, "There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel" (<a href="/numbers/24-17.htm">Numbers 24:17</a>), may have been preserved in the East and have furnished the clue upon which the Magi acted. It is a pleasing thought that these devout Gentiles had thus preserved and meditated upon the prophecy given through one who may well have been of an allied order to themselves; but that prophecy can surely not have been sufficient in itself, and some much more direct intimation must have been vouch-safed to them; though the prophecy may have aided their faith and have dictated the form in which they announced their mission to King Herod and the Jews. 6. The Star Not a Conjunction of Planets: We are not told how the Magi learned the meaning of the star, neither are we told what kind of a star it was. Some three centuries ago the ingenious and devout Kepler supposed that he could identify the star with a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn in the constellation Pisces, the two planets being so close as to seem a single star. This conjunction took place in the month of May, 7 B.C., not very long before the birth of our Lord is supposed to have taken place. But the late Professor Pritchard has shown (Nature and Revelation, 243-55), first, that a similar and closer conjunction occurred 59 years earlier, and should therefore have brought a Magian deputation to Judea then. Next, that the two planets never approached each other nearer than twice the diameter of the moon, so that they would have appeared, not as one star, but as two, and thirdly, if the planets had seemed to stand over Bethlehem as the wise men left Jerusalem, they would assuredly not have appeared to do so when they arrived at the little city. Ingenious as the suggestion was, it may be dismissed as unworthy of serious consideration. 7. The Star Not Nova Cassiopeiae: Another suggestion has received at times a very wide popularity. In the year 1572 a wonderful new star appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia. At its brightest it outshone Venus and was visible in the daylight, and though it gradually declined in splendor it was not lost to sight until after 16 months. There have been other instances of outbursts of short-lived bright stars, and in the annals of the years 1265 and 952 some brief notices have been found which may have referred to objects of this class, but more probably described comets. The guess was then hazarded that these three events might all refer to the same object; that the star in Cassiopeia might be a "variable" star, bursting into brilliancy about every 350 years or so; that it was the star that announced the birth of our Lord, and that it would reappear about the end of the 19th century to announce His second coming. This rumor was widely spread, and from time to time ignorant people have noticed the planet Venus which shines with extraordinary brilliancy when in particular parts of her orbit, and have imagined, especially when she has been thus seen as a morning star in the east, that she was none other than the star of Bethlehem at its predicted return. There is no reason to suppose that the star of 1572 had ever appeared before that date or will ever appear again; but in any case we are perfectly sure that it could not have been the star of Bethlehem, for Cassiopeia is a northern constellation, and the wise men in their journey from Jerusalem to Bethlehem had Cassiopeia and all her stars behind their back. The statement that the star "went before" the Magi gives the impression that it was some supernatural light like the shekhinah, "glory," resting upon the tabernacle, or the pillar of fire which led the children of Israel through the wilderness. But this view raises the questions as to the form in which it first appeared to the wise men, when they were still in the East, and how they came to call it a star, when they must have recognized how un-starlike it was. On the other hand, if what they saw when in the East was really a star, it seems most difficult to understand how it can have appeared to go before them and to stand over the place where the young Child lay. 8. The Legend of the Well: Yet there is a legend still current in Palestine which may possibly explain how an actual star may have fulfilled this part, and there is a well at Bethlehem that is still shown to pilgrims as the means whereby the wise men "saw the star" the second time. It is said that when they had reached Bethlehem, apparently nearly at mid-day, one of them went to the well of the inn in order to draw water. Looking down into the well he saw the star reflected from the surface of the water and knew that it must be directly overhead. Its re-observation under such unusual circumstances would be a sufficient assurance to the Magi that they had reached the right place, and inquiry in the inn would soon inform them of the visit of the shepherds, and of the angelic message which had told them where to find the babe `born in the city of David, the Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.' If we may accept this legend we may take the star as having been what astronomers know as a "new" or "temporary" star, like that of 1572. When the Magi first saw it, and in consequence set out upon their journey, it may have been an evening star and thus, being seen only in the west shortly after sunset, it would appear, evening after evening, to point them their way to Judea. As they journeyed thither it probably faded as temporary stars in general quickly do. At the same time it would have drawn nearer and nearer to the sun, until it was lost in its rays by the time they reached Jerusalem, when they would seem to have lost sight of it altogether. Having thus lost it, they would naturally not expect to see it again until it had drawn away from the sun on the other side, and been detected as a morning star in the east before sunrise; they would not expect to discover it in the daytime. In the ordinary way, the planet Venus is, after the two "great lights," the brightest object in the heavens, but temporary stars are on record that have even exceeded Venus in brightness. The difficulty of seeing the planet Venus in full sunshine does not lie in her want of brightness, but in picking up and holding steadily so minute a point of light in the broad expanse of the gleaming sky. This difficulty, which would be even greater in the case of a star, would be lessened by looking down the well, as the shaft would narrow the field of view down to a small area, and would direct the observer's gaze straight to the star. There may also have been, at the very time of observation, a temporary revival of the brightness of the star as has been recorded in the case of one or two objects of the same class. The legend, whether well founded or not, seems to have some astronomical verisimilitude, and at any rate suggests a mode in which an actual star could have seemed to stand over the place where the young Child lay. It would also explain what seems to have been implied in the narrative, how it happened that the Magi alone, and not the Jews in general, perceived the star at its second appearance. 9. Lesson of the Narrative: Yet it seems safer to conclude that the narrative has been purposely left-astronomically-too incomplete for any astronomical conclusion to be drawn from it. One verse more, and that a short one, could have answered all our inquiries, could have told us whether the star was a conjunction of the planets, a comet, or a temporary star; or whether it was a supernatural light like the pillar of fire in the wilderness. But that verse has not been given. The score of additional words which could have cleared up the matter have been withheld, and there can be no doubt as to the reason. The star, whatever its physical nature, was of no importance except as a guide to the birthplace of the infant Jesus. The reticence of the gospel narrative on all points, except those directly relating to our Lord Himself, enforces the truth that the Scriptures were not written to instruct us in astronomy, or in any of the physical sciences, but that we might have life eternal (<a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a>). E. W. MaunderWORMWOOD, THE STARIn <a href="/revelation/8-11.htm">Revelation 8:11</a>, the name is figurative, given to a great star which, at the sounding of the third angel's trumpet, fell from heaven upon the third part of the rivers and on the fountains of the waters, turning them to a bitterness of which many died. Wormwood is used of bitter calamities (of <a href="/lamentations/3-15.htm">Lamentations 3:15</a>), and may here indicate some judgment, inflicted under a noted leader, affecting chiefly the internal sources of a country's prosperity. Older expositors, applying the earlier trumpets to the downfall of the Roman empire, saw in the star a symbol of the barbarian invasions of Attila or Genseric. See also <a href="../a/astronomy.htm">ASTRONOMY, sec</a>. I, 8. James OrrBETHLEHEM, STAR OFSee <a href="../s/star.htm">STAR OF THE MAGI</a>.MAGI, STAR OFSee <a href="../s/star.htm">STAR OF THE MAGI</a>.STAR OF BETHLEHEMSee <a href="../s/star.htm">STAR OF THE MAGI</a>.STAR OF WORMWOODSee <a href="../w/wormwood.htm">WORMWOOD</a>.STAR; STARSstar, starz. See <a href="../a/astronomy.htm">ASTRONOMY, sec</a>. I, 6.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/798.htm">798. astron -- a star</a> ... astron. 799 . a star. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: astron Phonetic Spelling: (as'-tron) Short Definition: a star Definition: a star. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/798.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/792.htm">792. aster -- a star</a> ... aster. 793 . a star. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: aster Phonetic Spelling: (as-tare') Short Definition: a star Definition: a star. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/792.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/5459.htm">5459. phosphoros -- light-bringing, the morning star</a> ... light-bringing, the morning star. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: phosphoros Phonetic Spelling: (foce-for'-os) Short Definition: light-bearing ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5459.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4107.htm">4107. planetes -- a wanderer</a> ... Cognate: 4107 (a masculine noun derived from 4105 , "to wander") -- properly, a wandering star (planet); (figuratively) a false teacher, operating without ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4107.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/5458.htm">5458. phoster -- a luminary, light</a> ... phoster Phonetic Spelling: (foce-tare') Short Definition: a light, brilliancy Definition: a light, an illuminator, perhaps the sun; a star; brilliancy. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5458.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3556.htm">3556. kokab -- a star</a> ... 3555, 3556. kokab. 3557 . a star. Transliteration: kokab Phonetic Spelling: (ko-kawb') Short Definition: stars. ... star, stargazer. ... /hebrew/3556.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/635.htm">635. Ester -- "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr.</a> ... 634, 635. Ester. 636 . "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. ... Word Origin of foreign origin Definition "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. ... /hebrew/635.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1966.htm">1966. helel -- a shining one</a> ... Word Origin from halal Definition a shining one NASB Word Usage star of the morning (1). ... From halal (in the sense of brightness); the morning-star -- lucifer. ... /hebrew/1966.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2374.htm">2374. chozeh -- a seer</a> ... Active participle of chazah; a beholder in vision; also a compact (as looked upon with approval) -- agreement, prophet, see that, seer, (star-)gazer. ... /hebrew/2374.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/bevan/hymns_of_ter_steegen_and_others_second_series/the_morning_star.htm">The Morning Star</a> ... FOR THE CHILDREN THE MORNING STAR. tr., Emma Frances Bevan, 1899. ... And over the hills there shone. A star all alone in its beauty. When the other stars were gone" ... /.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen and others second series/the morning star.htm<a href="/library/peabody/mornings_in_the_college_chapel/xl_the_morning_star.htm">The Morning Star</a> ... XL THE MORNING STAR. Revelation ii.18-28. The morning star is the symbol of promise, the sign that the dawn is not far away. Thyatira ... /.../peabody/mornings in the college chapel/xl the morning star.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_star_which_appeared.htm">Whether the Star which Appeared to the Magi Belonged to the ...</a> ... OF THE MANIFESTATION OF THE NEWLY BORN CHRIST (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether the star which appeared to the Magi belonged to the heavenly system? ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the star which appeared.htm<a href="/library/lathbury/childs_story_of_the_bible/chapter_ii_following_the_star.htm">Following the Star.</a> ... CHAPTER II. FOLLOWING THE STAR. ... "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His Star in the East, and are come to worship Him.". ... /.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter ii following the star.htm<a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/209__star_of_the.htm">Star of the East.</a> ... CHRIST; HIS CHARACTER AND OFFICES. 209. " Star of the East. 209. 11s. & 10s. M. Heber. Star of the East. 1 Brightest and best ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/adams/hymns for christian devotion/209 star of the.htm<a href="/library/kingsley/daily_thoughts_/follow_your_star_march_7.htm">Follow Your Star. March 7.</a> ... Follow your Star. March 7. I believe with Dante, "se tu segui la tua Stella," that He who ordained my star will not lead me into temptation but through it. ... //christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /follow your star march 7.htm<a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/380__the_hope_the.htm">The Hope, the Star, the Voice.</a> ... CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND LIFE. 380. " The Hope, the Star, the Voice. 380. CM HH Hawley. The Hope, the Star, the Voice. 1 There ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/adams/hymns for christian devotion/380 the hope the.htm<a href="/library/white/the_desire_of_ages/chapter_6_we_have_seen.htm">"We have Seen his Star"</a> ... The DESIRE of AGES Chapter 6 "We Have Seen His Star". [This ... Jews? for we have seen His star in the East, and are come to worship Him.". ... //christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 6 we have seen.htm<a href="/library/various/the_st_gregory_hymnal_and_catholic_choir_book/no_73_hail_thou_star.htm">Hail, Thou Star of Ocean!</a> ... No. 73 Hail, thou Star of ocean! THE BLESSED VIRGIN Hail, thou Star of ocean! Ave Maris Stella. Translated by Father Caswall M. Taddei. Andante religioso. ... /.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 73 hail thou star.htm<a href="/library/various/book_of_hymns_for_public_and_private_devotion/111_7s_m_c_wesley.htm">MC Wesley. The Star of Bethlehem.</a> ... The Star of Bethlehem. 1 Sons of men, behold from far, Hail the long-expected Star! Star of truth, that, 'mid the night, Guides bewildered man aright. ... /.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/111 7s m c wesley.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/star.htm">Star (16 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary Star, Morning. A name figuratively given to Christ (Revelation 22:16; Comp. 2 Peter 1:19). ... 2. (n.) The polestar; the north star. ... /s/star.htm - 29k<a href="/topical/d/day-star.htm">Day-star (2 Occurrences)</a> Day-star. Daystar, Day-star. Daytime . Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The morning star; the star which ushers in the day. ... /d/day-star.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/m/morning-star.htm">Morning-star (2 Occurrences)</a> Morning-star. Morning's, Morning-star. Morning-watch . Multi-Version Concordance Morning-star (2 Occurrences). Revelation ... /m/morning-star.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/s/star-gazers.htm">Star-gazers (1 Occurrence)</a> Star-gazers. Stargazers, Star-gazers. Star-god . Multi-Version Concordance Star-gazers (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 47:13 ... /s/star-gazers.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/s/star-god.htm">Star-god (1 Occurrence)</a> Star-god. Star-gazers, Star-god. Staring . Multi-Version Concordance Star-god (1 Occurrence). Amos 5:26 And ye bare ... /s/star-god.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/s/star's.htm">Star's (1 Occurrence)</a> ...Star's (1 Occurrence). Matthew 2:7 Thereupon Herod sent privately for the Magi and ascertained from them the exact time of the star's appearing. (WEY). ... /s/star's.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/w/wormwood.htm">Wormwood (10 Occurrences)</a> ... In the symbolical language of the Apocalypse (Revelation 8:10, 11) a star is represented as falling on the waters of the earth, causing the third part of the ... /w/wormwood.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/d/daystar.htm">Daystar</a> ... He is the "bright and morning star" of Revelation 2:28; 22:16. (Comp. Numbers 24:17.). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DAY-STAR. ... /d/daystar.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/m/magi.htm">Magi (4 Occurrences)</a> ... 2. The Magi at Bethlehem: These latter studies explain why a star was used to lead them to Christ at Bethlehem, when our Lord was less than two years old ... /m/magi.htm - 26k<a href="/topical/m/morning.htm">Morning (264 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary Star, Morning. A name figuratively given to Christ (Revelation 22:16; Comp. 2 Peter 1:19). When Christ ... /m/morning.htm - 44k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/star-of-Bethlehem.html">What was the star of Bethlehem? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/morning-star.html">Why are both Jesus and Satan referred to as the morning star? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/star-of-David.html">What is the Star of David and is it biblical? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/star.htm">Star: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Star (16 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/2-2.htm">Matthew 2:2</a> "Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/2-7.htm">Matthew 2:7</a> Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/2-9.htm">Matthew 2:9</a> They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/2-10.htm">Matthew 2:10</a> When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18</a> And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star. (BBE)<a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a> You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, the star of your god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship. I will carry you away beyond Babylon.' (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/15-41.htm">1 Corinthians 15:41</a> There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_peter/1-19.htm">2 Peter 1:19</a> We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts: (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/2-28.htm">Revelation 2:28</a> and I will give him the morning star. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/8-10.htm">Revelation 8:10</a> The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on the springs of the waters. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/8-11.htm">Revelation 8:11</a> The name of the star is called "Wormwood." One third of the waters became wormwood. Many people died from the waters, because they were made bitter. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/9-1.htm">Revelation 9:1</a> The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a> I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/24-17.htm">Numbers 24:17</a> I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of Sheth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12</a> How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low! (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/amos/5-26.htm">Amos 5:26</a> You also carried the tent of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves. 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