The Definition of the word Wise men

Wise men

Mentioned in Dan. 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers, "(2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. The word in the original" "(hakamim) probably means "medicine men. In Chaldea medicine was" "only a branch of magic. The "wise men" of Matt. 2:7, who came" "from the East to Jerusalem, were magi from Persia or Arabia."