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Balthasar

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Bal·tha·zar also Bal·tha·sar  (bl-thzr, blth-zär)
One of the three Magi.
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Noun1.Balthasar - (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
Balthazar
New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
Magi, Wise Men - (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
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