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* In UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}, it has become popular to depict [[Literature/TheBible the Three Wise Men]] who visited the infant Christ in this way. While the original text simply describes them as "wise men from the East," artistic representations of the trio since the late 1200s often have Caspar as white, Melchior as Arabic, and Balthazar as Black, representing the three major areas of the "known world" in Biblical times (Europe, Asia, and Africa, respectively). To further the point, the Wise Men are similarly depicted as being of three different ages, with Caspar as elderly, Melchior as middle-aged, and Balthazar as young.

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* In UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}, it has become popular to depict [[Literature/TheBible the Three Wise Men]] who visited the infant Christ in this way. While the original text simply describes them as "wise men from the East," without indicating number, artistic representations of the trio since the late 1200s often have Caspar as white, Melchior as Arabic, and Balthazar as Black, representing the three major areas of the "known world" in Biblical times (Europe, Asia, and Africa, respectively). To further the point, the Wise Men are similarly depicted as being of three different ages, with Caspar as elderly, Melchior as middle-aged, and Balthazar as young.

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