3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
5 So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:
6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out of you shall come a Ruler
Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

7 Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”
9 When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way.

13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.” (NKJV)

The text does not tell us how many wise men there were. Based on the three gifts given it has been speculated there may have been three, which we see in such songs as "We Three Kings".

i luv this :heartbeat:

Hello, I really love your realism . Is there any tips you have that I can learn from ?

@_theundead_ I will give the same advice I did recently to someone who asked. If you want to improve then draw from reference to learn how things work. You can start with the tips here:
#referencetips

It talks about where to find images of things to draw. And if you read through the various comments it gives a learning exercise.

@tall73
Okay . Thank you !

Amazing! Glad to see you entered!

Wow I absolutely love this painting!!! ^w^ Thank you for participating! This is a great idea, and goes very well with the "Pass the Present" theme. Amen, God gave us a gift, the gift of salvation, and we pass it on to others! Glory to God! Have a wonderful Christmas!! ^u^

Thanks for the tag, I'll probably be too busy to add something to the tag but it's nice to be included.
I like that you used that light tone for the ground and silhouettes of the wise men matching the stars. Looks better than the usual blacked out silhouettes people normally use