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1. East
CompassThe Russian word "восток" (bos-tok) ≈ "east" has the German "Ost" in it. The Russian city of Vladivostok literally means the "power" of the "east" where Vladimir, a Russian name combining power and peace, is a common name in Russian.

The Russian prefix "B" has the connotation of "to" or "towards".

The word "east" has an interesting etymology.
Note that the Russian prefix "в" is also a standalone prepositional word that means "to" or "towards". The English word "east" and German "Ost" which is the same sound as the Russian word. Both are cognate with the Russian word for "east".

2. Matthew 2:2
Verse routeMatthew 2:2 Saying, 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. [kjv]
Verse routeλεγοντες που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων ειδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω [gnt]
Verse routeoriente … [v]
Verse routeeest … [ty]
Verse routeMorgenland … [lu]
Verse routeвостоке … [rus]


3. Matthew 2:2
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KJV: Saying, 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.
Greek: λεγοντες που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων ειδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω
Latin: dicentes ubi est qui natus est rex Iudaeorum vidimus enim stellam eius in oriente et venimus adorare eum
Wessex: & cwaeðen. hwaer is se iudea kyng þe akenned is. Soðliche we geseagen his steorran on east-daele. & we comen us hine to ge-eadmedenne.
Wycliffe: and seiden, Where is he, that is borun king of Jewis? for we han seyn his sterre in the eest, and we comen to worschipe him.
Tyndale: saynge: Where is he yt is borne kynge of ye Iues? We have sene his starre in ye eest and are come to worship him.
Luther: Wo ist der neugeborne König der Juden? Wir haben seinen Stern gesehen im Morgenland und sind kommen, ihn anzubeten.
Slavonic: где есть рождейся Царь Иудейский? Видехом бо звезду Его на востоце и приидохом поклонитися Ему.
Russian: где родившийся Царь Иудейский? ибо мы видели звезду Его на востоке и пришли поклониться Ему.
Spanish: diciendo: ¿Dónde está el Rey de los judíos, que ha nacido? Porque su estrella hemos visto en el oriente, y venimos a adorarle.
The Luther German uses "Morgenland", which literally means "morning land", for "east".

A historical Linguistic is that a hard Germanic "g" often changes to a softer English "y" sound and then often disappears. An example is German "Morgan" to intermediate form "morying" to "morning".

Information sign More: Germanic g to English y
The wise men, being Magi, came from the "east", being from the old Persian Empire that was taken over by the Parthians. Six hundred years earlier, Daniel had been appointed chief of the Magi. Herodotus records facts about the Magi in Babylon as part of the Meade-Persian empire. The Magi "saw his star in the east".

4. Viewpoint
Was the star "in the east" or were the wise men in the "east" when they saw his star in the "west", which led them "west"?
Who had the telescope, John or Mary?

5. We three kings of orient are
The "east" at Christmas brings to mind the song, "We three kings of orient are".

6. Song: We three kings of orient are
The Christmas song "We three kings" was written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr., from Williamsport, PA, in 1857. There's gold, frankincense, but wait, there's myrrh!
There are some factual issues with the words to the song.

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