Contrary to widespread assumption about the Three Wise Men each coming from Asia, Europe and Ethiopia, Ethiopians believe that all Three Wise Men came from Ethiopia. During the time of Jesus’ birth, and until Jesus Christ begun preaching the Gospel, the only two nations who knew God were Ethiopians and Israelites. Therefore, the Wise men who came to see baby Jesus must, at least, be Men who knew God. So, if the Wise men came from anywhere other than Israel, as it is stated in the Bible, the only country which is qualified to be their origin is Ethiopia.The type of present that the wise men brought with them; Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh (one for each of the Wise Men, as a representation of the Holy Trinity, and, perhaps, as a symbolical incorporation of the three Sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japhet) has been mentioned earlier in the Bible in connection with Ethiopia. Ethiopian merchants used to send these precious goods to Jerusalem and the surrounding area. Another source of information which tells us about the Ethiopian origin of the Three Wise Men is the Ethiopian Book of Enoch. Prophet Enoch was the only person whom the Archangel Uriel revealed the secrets of the true Calendar to. Ethiopians calculate the years according to the divine evaluation of Prophet Enoch. Nowadays, many scholars believe that the Ethiopian calendar is much closer to the birth of Jesus Christ than others. In Spain, those who bring Christmas presents to children are the Three Wise Men, Melchoir, Caspar and Balthazar. And they do it, not on the 25th of December, but on the 6th of January, on the very day of the Ethiopian “Ge’na”
