ssZh]p{X\mb tbip, Imek¼qÀ®Xbnð, Hcp kv{Xobnð (adnb) \nóp P\n¨p, tamssiI \ymb{]amW¯n\v hnt[b\mbncpópshóv At¸mkvXe\mb ]utemkv hniZoIcn¡póp. (KemXyÀ 4:4) A{_lmansâ XeapdbnepÅ Fñm ]pcpjòmcpw ]cntÑZ\ sN¿s¸SWw FóXv ssZh¯n\pw blqZP\¯n\pw CSbnepÅ ASbmfamWv. ]cntÑZ\ Gð¡mXncpómð P\¯nð \nóp tÑZn¨pIftbWw; Ah³ Fs³d \nbaw ewLn¨ncn¡póp. (Dev]¯n 17:9þ14) A{]Imcw, ]cntÑZ\ Ign¸m\pff F«p Znhkw XnsIªt¸mÄ tbiphns\ ]cntÑZ\ Ign¨p. Ah³ KÀ`¯nð Dev]mZn¡pw aps¼ adnbtbmSv ZpX³ ]dªXpt]msebpw tPmk^n\pïmb shfn]mSv t]msebpw Ahóp tbip Fóp t]À hnfn¨p. Jesus FóXv "btlmh c£n¡póp' Asñ¦nð "IÀ¯mhv c£bmWv' FóÀ°w hcpó tbmiph (Joshua) GóXnsâ lrkz ]Xn¸mb Yeshua en]ym´cWw {]m]n¨ \ma¯nsâ BwKteb cq]amWv. ln{_p AcanIv `mjbnð B t]cv tbip Asñ¦nð Hcp ]s£ Cutim Fó \mat¯mSv kmays¸Spóp. PqXkaql¯nð A½amÀ Ipªp§Ä¡v P\\kab¯v t]cnSpó ]Xnhpïmbncpóp. (DZm. td¨ð t_³þHm\n Fóv t]cn«p.) B¬Ip«nIfpsS \maIcWw Brit Milah (ritual circumcision) bpambn _Ôs¸«ncn¡póp. AhnsS ]nXmhv tXmd ]T\¯nepw kðIÀ½§fnepw Ip«nbpsS `mhn¡v A\p{Klw \ðIpIbpw t]cv hnfn¡bpw sN¿pw. tbiphnsâ `uanI ]nXmhmbn kzÀ¤ob Ið¸\bmð \ntbmKnX\mb hnip² butk¸n\mbncpóp Cu Fñm IÀ½§fpw sN¿póXnsâ ]qÀ® A[nImcw.

PqX tamssiI \nbaa\pkcn¨v' HómaXmbn, Hcp kv{Xo B¬Ipªns\ {]khn¨mð AhÄ Ggp Znhkw Aip²bmbncn¡pw; F«mw Znhkw Ahs³d A{KNÀ½w ]cntÑZ\ sNt¿Ww. ]nsó AhÄ ap¸¯naqóp Znhkw Xs³d càip²oIcW¯nð Ccn¡Ww; (tehy]pk vXIw 12:1þ4) AXn\ptijw (BsI 40 Znhkw) AhÄ ip²oIcW NS§pIÄ¡v hnt[bbmIWw. cïmaXmbn, ]pd¸mSv 13:2, kwJym]pkvXIw 3:13 Fónh A\pkcn¨v Fñm BZyPmX ]pcpjòmscbpw IÀ¯mhn\v kaÀ¸n¨v ssZh¯nsâ tkh\¯n\mbn thÀXncn¡Ww. tehy]pkvXIw 12:8 A\pkcn¨v ip²oIcWImew XnIªtijw Hcp hbÊp{]mbapff B«n³Ip«nsb tlmabmK¯nómbn«pw Hcp {]mhn³Ipªns\tbm Hcp Ipdp{]mhns\tbm ]m]bmK¯nómbn«pw AÀ¸n¡Ww. B«n³Ip«n¡p hIbnñ F¦nð cïp Ipdp{]mhns\tbm cïp {]mhn³Ipªns\tbm AÀ¸n¡Ww. eps¡mkv 2:23þ24 ð hnhcn¡póXpt]mse \ymb{]amW¯nse cïp \nba§Ä ]men¡póXn\mbn, tbip¡pªns\ IÀ¯mhnóp kaÀ¸n¸m\pw cïp {]m¡pªns\ AÀ¸n¸m\pw adnbbpw tPmk^pw Ahs\ sbcpiteante¡p sImïpt]mbn. AhÀ¡v Hcp B«n³Ip«n¡v hIbnñmªXn\mð ]Icw Zcn{ZÀ¡pÅ _ZembpÅ cïp {]mhn³Ipªns\ AÀ¸n¨p.

tbip¡pªv Im¯ncpó aninlm BsWóv intaym\pw {]hmNIn Bb lómbpw Xncn¨dnbpóp (Simeon and the prophetess Anna, recognized the infant Jesus as the awaited Messiah):
Xncpshgp¯pIÄ A\pkcn¨pÅ aninlmbpsS hchn\mbn BImwjtbmsS Im¯ncpó, sbcpitew tZhme¯nð Pohn¨ncpó, cïv kaÀ¸nXcmb hr² PqXcmbncpóp inatbm\pw lómbpw. aninlmsb ImWpóXphsc acn¡nsñóv ]cnip²mßmhv hmKvZm\w \ðInbncpó sbcpiteanse \oXnam\pw `à\pamb Hcp a\pjy\mbncpóp, inatbm³. tbip¡pªns\ A½b¸òmÀ ssZhemb¯nð AI¯p sIïphón«pïv Fóv Bß\ntbmK¯mð a\knem¡nb inatbm³, tbiphns\ Xncn¨dnªp; Ahs\ Xsâ ssIIfnð FSp¯p, ssZhs¯ kvtXm{Xw sNbvXp. "Ct¸mÄ \mYm XncphN\w t]mse \o ASnbs\ kam[m\t¯msS hn«b¡póp', Fóp ]dªp. inip kÀÆ PmXnIÄ¡v shfn¨ambpw bn{kmtben\v alXzambpw Xocpsaóv {]hNn¨p. `àbpw hr²bpw, hn[hbpw, bn{kmtbensâ hmKvZ¯ hosïSp¸n\mbn Im¯ncpóhfpamb 84 hbkpÅ {]hmNIbmb lóm ssZhmeb¯nð cmhpw ]Iepw {]mÀ°\bnepw Bcm[\bnepw Xsâ PohnXw sNehgn¨p t]móp. tbip¡pªns\ IïbpS³ Xsó aninlm BsWóv Xncn¨dnªp, ssZhs¯ kvXpXn¨p. hosïSp¸n\mbn Im¯ncpó aÁpÅhtcmSv Ahs\¡pdn¨v {]hNn¨p kwkmcn¨p. bn{kmtbens³d Bizmk¯nómbn, hmKvZ¯ aninlmbmb IÀ¯mhns³d {InkvXphns\ Im¯ncpó Hcp P\hn`mK¯nsâ {]Xn\n[nIfmbn BWv inatbms\bpw lómsbbpw \mw ImWpóXv. AhÀ {]mÀ°\tbmSpw hnizmkt¯mSpw Im¯ncpóp, Iïp, Xncn¨dnªp, hnizkn¨p, PohnX km^eyw t\Sn. C§s\sbms¡ Ahs\¡pdn¨p ]dªp tI«Xnð Ahs³d A¸\pw A½bpw BÝcys¸«p. IÀ¯mhns³d \ymb{]amW¯nð Iev]n¨ncn¡pósXms¡bpw \nhÀ¯n¨tijw Xncp¡pSpw_w s_Xvetlanð Xncns¨¯n ho«nð HXp§n¡qSn. ]oóoSpÅ kw`h§sfñmw "ho«nð' FómWv tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pÅXv.

cmPm¡òmcpsS cmPmhmbn P\n¨h\v temI cmPm¡òmcpsS {]Wmaw (Salutation of the worldly kings to the one born as the King of Kings):
{]mYanIambn bn{ktbeysc IogS¡n \mSpIS¯nb al¯mb cïv ]pcmX\ cmPy§sfbmWv ss__nfnð "Ing¡³ cmPy§Ä' Fóv kqNn¸n¡póXv: _m_ntemWpw (modern Iraq) t]Àjybpw (modern Iran/Middle East) . BC 586 ð s\_qJZvt\kÀ cmPmhv blqZ IogS¡n, sbcpiteapw itemtam³ ]WnX Bebhpw \in¸n¨v \nch[n PqXòmsc _m_ntemWnte¡v \mSpIS¯n. ]nóoSv t]Àjy _m_ntemWns\ IogS¡n alm\mb sskdkv cmPmhv PqXòmsc kztZit¯¡v aS§m³ A\phZn¨p. Zm\ntbensâ ZÀi\§fnð hnhcn¨ncn¡pó Cu temIiànIÄ, bn{kmtbensâ tZiob hn[nsb hfscb[nIw kzm[o\n¨p. At¸mkvXe {]hÀ¯nIÄ 4:25þ26 ð BZna k`bpsS {]mÀ°\Ifnð FSp¯pImWn¨Xpt]mse cmPmhns\ AwKoIcn¡pó P\XbpsS {]hN\w, "`panbnse cmPm¡òmÀ Úm\nIÄ Bbncn¡m\pw ]p{Xs\ (aninlm) Npw_n¡m\pw _lpam\n¡m\papÅ k¦oÀ¯\¡mcsâ Blzm\w' (k¦oÀ¯\w 2:10þ12) ChnsS \ndthdpIbmWv. Ing¡p tZi¯p\nópÅ cmPm¡òmcpsS ZqXòmcmb Úm\nIÄ PmXnIsf {]Xn\n[oIcn¨v, cmPm¡òmcpsS cmPmhmbn P\n¨ iniphns\ Ip¼n«v k½m\§fpambn hcpóp.

East Countries of Israel Babylon and Persia - Origin of Magi

_m_ntemWntebpw t]Àjybntebpw Úm\nIÄ¡v bn{ktben\v P\n¡m\ncn¡pó Hcp alm\mb cmPmhns\¡pdn¨pÅ {]hN\§sf¡pdn¨v, ]e ImcW§fmð, kq£vaambn Adnbmambncpóp.

• {]hmNI\mb Zm\ntbensâ kzm[o\w (Influence of Prophet Daniel): _m_ntemWnb³ km{amPy§fnepw XpSÀópÅ tatZmþt]Àjy³ km{amPy§fnepw {]hmNI\mb Zm\ntbð Hcp DbÀó HutZymKnI Øm\w hln¨ncpóp. ss__nÄ hnhcW{]Imcw At±lw {]hN\§sf¡pdn¨pÅ Adnhv `cWhÀKhpambn ]¦n«ncpóp.

• aÁp {]hmNIòmcpw {]hN\§fpw (Other Prophets and Prophecies): ]gb \nba¯nse {][m\ {]hN\§Ä, aoJm 5:2 (s_Xvetlanð aninlmbpsS P\\w {]hNn¡póp), kwJy]pkvXIw 24:17 se _nsebmansâ {]hN\w (bmt¡m_nð \nóv Hcp \£{Xw DZn¡pw), sbi¿mhv 7:14 (I\yI KÀ`nWnbmbn C½m\qthð Fó Hcp aIs\ {]khn¡pw), sbi¿mhv 9:6þ7 (B[n]Xyw hln¡pó, AÛpXa{´n, hoc\mw ssZhw, \nXy]nXmhp, kam[m\{]`p Fóp t]À hnfn¡s¸Spó inip P\n¡pw) CXyZn {]hN\§sf¡pdn¨v {]hmkn PqX ]ÞnXòmÀ¡nSbnð \Só NÀ¨IÄ¡v kztZin ]ÞnXòmcpw km£nIfmbncpóp. IqSmsX PqX aX{KÙ§Ä PqtXXc ]ÞnXòmÀ¡v A\mbmkambn e`yambncpóp.

Ing¡³ cmPy§fnse Úm\nIÄ Hcp cmPmhnsâ P\\hpambn _Ôs¸« Hcp {]tXyI \£{Xw BImi¯nð \nco£n¨p. AXv PqX {]hN\§fneqsS AhÀ a\knem¡nbncpó "blqZòmcpsS cmPmhv' Fóv KWn¨dnªp. cmPys¯ tPmXnimkv{X hnZKvZcpambpw Abð cmPy§fnse ]ÞnXòmcpambn AhÀ IqSnbmtemN\Ifpw NÀ¨Ifpw \S¯nbncn¡Ww. HSphnð hnZzmòmÀ blqZòmcpsS ]pXpXmbn P\n¨ cmPmhns\ Iïv {]WmaaÀ¸n¡m³, ImgvN AWbv¡m\mbn AhÀ tiJcn¨ hninjvS hkvXp¡fpambn sblqZy/tbdpiteante¡v bm{X Xncn¨p. AhÀ Iï \£{Xw AhcpsS bm{Xsb \bn¨p.

\£{X§sf¸Án ]dbpt¼mÄ, IrXyamb \£{X§fpsS F®w e`yañ, Fóncpómepw, B[p\nI ivkv{Xob \nKa\w A\pkcn¨v \nco£n¡mhpó {]]ô¯nð GItZiw 200 sextillion (200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) \£{X§Ä Dïv Fóv IcpXs¸Spóp. CXv Ct¸mÄ Pohn¨ncn¡pó a\pjyÀ¡pw A¸pdw (Around 7.4 billion people are alive today) , Ct¸mÄ Pohn¨ncn¡póXpw acn¨pt]mbXpamb a\pjycpsS F®¯n\pw (Approximately 117 billion people have ever lived on Earth since the beginning of Homo sapiens) AXoXamWv. ]gb\nba¯nð Xsâ P\amb bn{ktbens\ ]Ið taLkvXw`¯nepw, cm{Xn AánkvXw`¯nepw amÀ¤ZÀi\w \ðIn hgn \S¯nb Ncn{Xw \½psS ap¼nepïv. (]pd¸mSp 13:21þ22)

cmPm¡òmtcm, cmPIev¸\tbmSp IqSnb {]Xn\n[nItfm BbXn\memhmw AhÀ blqZybnse cmPmhmb sltcmZmhnsâ sIm«mc¯nð BZyw F¯nbXv. _m_ntemWnbbnð \ntóm t]Àjybnð \ntóm, H«I¸pd¯v acp`qanbnð IqSnbpÅ, blqZybnte¡pÅ, ZpÀLSw \ndª bm{Xbv¡v aqóp amkt¯mfw FSp¡psaómWv IW¡m¡s¸SpóXv, NÀ¨IÄ¡pw BtemN\IÄ¡pw X¿msdSp¸n\pambn FSp¯ kabw thsdbpw. tbip¡pªn\v At¸mÄ GItZiw Hcp hbkn\Sp¯v {]mbw. hnZzmòmÀ cmPmhns\ apJw ImWn¨v Xnc¡n: "sblqZòmcpsS cmPmhmbn ]ndóh³ FhnsS? R§Ä Ahs³d \£{Xw Ing¡p Iïp Ahs\ \akvIcn¸m³ hóncn¡póp.' \hPmX iniphns\ Xsâ knwlmk\¯n\v Hcp `ojWnbmbn IïXn\mð alm\mb sltcmZmcmPmhp Cu hmÀ¯bnð AkzØ\mbn. eps¡mkv 13:32 ð, sltcmZnsâ Iuiehpw hô\bpw FSpImWn¡m³ tbip sltcmZy cmPmhmb sltcmZv A´n¸mkns\ hnfn¨ Hcp t]cpïv: "Ipdp¡³' (Iuie¡mc³). A´n¸mknsâ A¸\mb alm\mb sltcmZmhv Hcp ]Sn DbÀó Hcp Iuie¡mc\mbncpóp. Xsâ Iuiey¯nepw hô\bnepw cmPmhv IpX{´w {]tbmKn¨p.

cmPmhv P\¯ns³d alm]ptcmlnXòmscbpw imkv{Xnamscbpw Fñmw Iq«nhcp¯n: {InkvXp FhnsS BIpóp P\n¡póXp Fóp AhtcmSp tNmZn¨p. aoJm {]hmNIsâ {]hN\w A\pkcn¨v AXv t_¯vteslanð AsWóv kp\nÝnXam¡n. (aoJm 5:2) sltcmZmhp hnZzmòmsc clkyambn hnfn¨p, \£{Xw shfnhmb kabw AhtcmSp kq£vaambn tNmZn¨dnªp. Ahsc t_t¯veslante¡p Ab¨p: \n§Ä sNóp iniphns\¡pdn¨p kq£vaambn At\zjn¸n³; Isï¯nbmð Rm\pw sNóp Ahs\ \akvIcnt¡ïXnóp, hóp Fsó Adnbn¸n³ Fóp ]dªp. AhÀ Ing¡p Iï \£{Xw inip Ccn¡pó Øe¯nóp aosX hóp \nev¡pthmfw AhÀ¡p ap¼mbn s]mbvs¡mïncpóp. B ho«nð sNóp, iniphns\ A½bmb adnbtbmSpIqsS Iïp, hoWp Ahs\ \akv¡cn¨p; \nt£]]m{X§sfXpdóp Ahóp s]mópw Ip´pcp¡hpw aqcpw ImgvN sh¨p.

Cu ImgvNhkvXp¡fpsS {]m[m\yw a\knemIpóXv C{]ImcamWv:

• kzÀ®w (Gold) : tbiphnsâ cmPXzs¯bpw cmPIobXsbbpw {]XoIs¸Sp¯póp.

• Ip´pcp¡w (Frankincense): tbiphnsâ ssZhXzs¯bpw Bcm[\bnð Hcp ]ptcmlnX³ Fó \nebnepÅ ]¦pns\bpw {]Xn\n[oIcn¡póp.

• aqcv (Myrrh): tbiphnsâ a\pjyXzs¯ {]Xn\n[oIcn¡pIbpw Ahsâ IjvS¸mSns\bpw acWs¯bpw ap³\ngem¡pIbpw sN¿póp.

AXn\ptijw cïv hyXykvX Znhy shfn]mSpIfmWv DïmbXv.

1. hnZzmòmcpsS shfn]mSv: sltcmZmhnsâ ASp¡te¡v aS§cpsXóv hnZzmòmÀ¡v ZnhyZÀi\w Dïmbn. AXn\mð AhÀ sbdpiteanð \nóv hyXykvXamb asÁmcp hgnbneqsS kztZit¯¡v aS§n.

2. tbmtk^nsâ shfn]mSv: sltcmZmhp iniphns\ \in¸nt¡ïXnóp Ahs\ At\zjn¸m³ `mhn¡póXpsImïv iniphns\bpw A½sbbpw Iq«ns¡mïp an{kboante¡p HmSnt¸mIm³, IÀ¯mhns³d ZqX³ tbmtk^nóp kz]v\¯nð {]Xy£\mbn, Ahs\ Adnbn¨p. tbmtk^v iniphns\bpw A½sbbpw cm{Xnbnð Xtó Iq«ns¡mïp ]pds¸«p an{kboante¡p t]mbn. AXv ]gb\nba {]hN\w \ndthÁn.

AXn{Iqc\mb alm\mb sltcmZmhv (The most cruel Herod, the Great): :
alm ZpjvS\pw {Iqc\pw {]XnImc_p²nbpamb Hcp `cWm[nImcn Bbncpóp alm\mb sltcmZmhv. cmPyt{Zml¡pÁw Npa¯n Xsâ Alexander, Aristobulus, and Antipater Fóo kz´w aqóv ]p{Xòmsc h[n¨ cmPmhmbncpóp At±lw. IqSmsX kz´w IpSpw_¯nse ]etcbpw At±lw {]XnImc¯n\pw A[nImc¯n\pw thïn \n{Kln¨ncpóp. "It is better to be Herod's pig than his son' Fóv tdma³ N{IhÀ¯nbmb Ceaser Augustus ]cnlkn¨Xmbn {]kn²ambn D²cn¡s¸Spóp. sltcmZmhv blqZ aXm\pkmcn BbXn\mð ]ónbnd¨n Ign¡nñ, AXv kz´w a¡tf¡mÄ ]ónsb kpc£nXam¡póp Fó ]Z{]tbmKw BWv.

Massacre of the Innocents (Matthew 2:16-18):
hnZzmòmsc XncnsI Im¯ncpó cmPmhv Znhk§tfmfw Ahsc ImWmXncpóXn\mð Xm³ I_fn¡s¸«p Fóv kzbw t_m²yambn. s_Xvetlanepw ]cnkc t{]tZi§fnepapÅ cïv hbÊn\pw AXn\v XmsgbpapÅ Fñm B¬Ip«nItfbpw sImñm³ {Ip²\mb sltcmZmhv D¯chn«p. ]gb\nba¯nð iniphmb tamisb CñmXm¡m³ F{_mb B¬Ip«nIsf sImñm³ CuPn]vXnse ^dthm D¯chn« {]hÀ¯n¡v kam\ambncpóp CXv. (]pd¸mSp 1:16) tbip¡pªn\v Aóv Hcp hbknð Xmgsb Dïmbncpópsh¦nepw, Hcp Xc¯nepw tbip Hgnhm¡s¸ScpsXóv Dd¸v hcp¯m\mbn Bbncpóp cïv hbkv Fó {]mb]cn[n \nÝbn¨Xv. sltcmZmhn\v FItZiw Fgp]Xv hbkmbncpóp. AXn\mð cïv hbkn\v XmsgbpÅ Hcp Ipªv Hcn¡epw Xsâ IncoS¯n\v `ojWnbmIm³ km[yXbnñmbncpóp. Fón«pw cmPmhv B ISpw {IqcX \S¯n. AXv inip¡fpsS càkm£nXzw Bbncpóp. sltcmZmhnsâ Ahkm\ hÀj§fnemWv Cu IpX{´w Act§dnbXv. {]kwK¯nse kmcmwiw t]mse, "AXnZpã\mbncn¡cpXp; aqV\mbncn¡bpacpXp; Ime¯nóp aps¼ \o F´nóp acn¡póp?' (k`m{]kwKn 7:17), AXnZpã\pw aqV\pamb sltcmZmhv, A[nIw XmaknbmsX BC 4þð acWaSªp. a\pjy³ Hóv Nn´n¨v ]²XnbnSpóp, ssZhw asÁmóv hn[n¡póp. IÀ¯mhmb tbip Xsó ]nð¡me¯v ]dª aqV\mb [\nIsâ D]abmWv ChnsS {]Xn[z\n¡póXv. "aqVm, Cu cm{Xnbnð \ns³d {]mWs\ \ntómSp tNmZn¡pw. ]nsó \o Hcp¡n sh¨Xp BÀ¡mIpw.' (eps¡mkv 12:20)

Xncp¡pSpw_w CuPn]vÁnð (Holy Family in Egypt) :
XnI¨pw Hcp A`bmÀ°n Bbn«mbncpóp tbiphpw amXm]nXm¡fpw CuPn]vXnte¡v t]mbXv. ssZhP\¯nsâ t{iWnbnð CXv aqómas¯ IpSpw_amWv CuPn]vXnð A`bw tXSpóXv.

1. I\m\nse hcĨbpsS kab¯v A{_lmw CuPn]vXnte¡v t]mbn. (Dev]¯n 12:10þ20)

2. bn{ktbense £maIme¯v bmt¡m_nsâ IpSpw_w apgph\pw CuPn]vXnte¡v t]mbn. (Dev]¯n 45,46)

3. sltcmZmhnð \nóv c£s¸Sm³ tbiphnsâ IpSpw_w CuPn]vXnð kpc£ tXSn. (a¯mbn 2:13þ23)

Hcp XbmsdSp¸pw IqSmsX, GÁhpw [rXnbnð {]mW c£mÀ°apÅ Hómbncpóp Xncp¡pSpw_¯nsâ CuPn]vXnte¡pÅ bm{X. BgvNItfmfw ]cp¡³ `q{]tZi§fneqsS IgpX¸pdt¯m Imð\Sbmtbm ssI¡pªnt\bpw hln¨pÅ A]ISIcamb Hcp bm{X, Hcp ]s£ ss\ð \ZnbneqsSbpÅ t_m«v bm{Xbpw CXnð DÄs¸Spóp. bm{X GItZiw 250þ300 ssaepIÄ ]nón«p, Hcp]s£ \nch[n BgvNIÄ FSp¯pImWWw. CuPn]vXv tdmam km{amPy¯nsâ `mKambncpóp F¦nepw, sltcmZmhnsâ A[nImc]cn[n¡v ]pd¯mbncpóXn\mð CuPn]vXv Hcp kpc£nX Xmhfambncpóp. AhnsS Hcp henb PqX kaqlw Xmakn¨ncpóp, CXv AhcpsS kwtbmP\s¯ eLqIcn¨n«pïmhmw. Fómð ssZh¯nsâ amemJamcpsS IcpXepw, Imhepw, amÀ¤\nÀt±ihpw Ft¸mgpw AhtcmsSm¸w Dïmbncpóp.

A]cnNnXcpsS ZpchØ a\Ênem¡n CuPn]vXpImÀ A`bmÀ°nIsf kzmKXw sNbvXp, hnImc`cnXcmbn AhcpsS IY tI«p. DZmcaXnIfmb \m«pImÀ A`bw \ðIn, ]mÀ¸nSw \ðIn, `£Ww \ðIn, k½m\§Ä \ðIn, Xncp¡pSpw_s¯ BZcn¨p. tIm]vÁnIv {InkvXy³ ]mc¼cya\pkcn¨v Xncp¡pSpw_w GItZiw aqóv hÀjt¯mfw CuPn]vXnð Cairo and Wadi El-Natrun DĸsS ]e Øe§fnembn Xmakn¡pIbpw AÛpX§Ä A\p`hn¡bpw sNbvXXmbn hnizkn¡póp. temI c£Isâ ]mZkv]Àiw X§fpsS cmPy¯v DïmbXnð CuPn]vXpImcpw Coptic Church Dw hfscb[nIw kt´mjn¡pIbpw A`nam\w sImÅpIbpw sN¿póp. tbip Xmakn¨ Øe§fnseñmw ]nð¡me¯v ]ÅnIfpw Monastery Ifpw Øm]n¡pIbpw XoÀ°mS\ tI{µ§fmbn A\p{Kln¡s¸SpIbpw sNbvXp.

sltcmZmhnsâ acWw cmPys¯ Onó`nóam¡n. Roman Emperor Augustus cmPyw aqóv ]p{XòmÀ¡v hn`Pn¨psImSp¯p.

1. Archelaus: Assumed the title of ethnarch and ruled Judea, Samaria and Idumea

2. Herod Antipas: As tetrarch of Galilee and Perea

3. Herod Philip: As tetrarch of Iturea, Trachonitis, Batanea, Gaulanitis, Auranitis and Paneas, northern territories

Division of Israel to Sons of Herod

sltcmZmhnsâ acWtijw tPmk^n\v tcJs¸Sp¯s¸« cïp shfn]mSpIÄ Dïmbn. Hómat¯Xv, "Fómð sltcmZmhp Ignªpt]mbtijw IÀ¯mhns³d ZqX³ an{kboanð sh¨p tbmtk^nóp kz]v\¯nð {]Xy£\mbn: iniphn\p {]mWlm\n hcp¯phm³ t\m¡nbhÀ acn¨pt]mbXpsImïp \o Fgpt\äp iniphns\bpw A½sbbpw Iq«ns¡mïp bn{kmtbð tZit¯¡p t]mI Fóp ]dªp.' (a¯mbn 2:19þ20)g

ChnsS Að¸w Ncn{Xw AdntbïXpïv. BC 587þð _m_ntemWnb³ cmPmhmb s\_pJZvt\kÀ, itemtam³ \nÀ½n¨ tbcpiteanse BZys¯ tZhmebw Xobn«v \in¸n¨p. BC 538þ516 ImeL«¯nð, skdpºmt_ensâ t\XrXz¯nð _m_ntemWnð \nóv aS§nsb¯nb PrX {]hmknIÄ t]Àjy³ cmPmhmb Cyrus the Great sâ BinÀhmZt¯mSpw km¼¯nI klmbt¯mSpw IqSn cïmas¯ tZhmebw \nÀ½n¨p. Fómð Cu tZhmebw Xptemw ]cnanXamb LS\bnembncpóp \nÀ½n¨Xv. BC 20þð, alm\mb sltcmZmhv, PqXcpsS {]oXn ]Ám\mbn, tZhmeb kap¨b¯nsâ ]XnÁmïpIÄ \oïp\nó hn]peamb \hoIcWhpw hn]peoIcWhpw \S¯n. tZhmeb¯nsâ hen¸hpw `wKnbpw hfscb[nIw hÀ²n¸n¨p. sltcmZmhnsâ tZhmebsaópw AXn\ptijw Adnbs¸«p. "Iñntòð Iñv tijn¡bnñ' IÀ¯mhv {]hNn¨v {]Xn]mZn¨Xv Cu tZhmebamWv. (Matthew 24:2, Mark 13:2 and Luke 21:6)

]nóoSv alm\mb sltcmZmhv tZhmeb¯nsâ {]thi\ IhmS¯nð Hcp kzÀ® IgpIsâ {]Xna (Statue of a golden eagle) Øm]n¨p. tdmam¡mÀ IgpIs\ hnip² NnÓambn (Symbol of Greek God of Zeus) ) IcpXnbncpóXpsImïv AhcpsS {]oXn k¼mZn¡pI FóXmbncpóp sltcmZnsâ e£yw. cïmw Iev]\bpsS ewL\ambXn\mð (Exodus 20:4-6 and Deuteronomy 5:8-10) , PqX ]ÞnXcmb bqZmknsâbpw a¯nbmknsâbpw t\XrXz¯nð, blqZcpw hnZymÀ°nIfpw AS§pó \mev]XwK kwLw {]Xna \in¸n¨p. sltcmZmhv Ahsc Np«psImóp. alm\mb sltcmtZknsâ acW¯n\v sXm«p]nómse, Roman Emperor Augustus sltcmZmhnsâ aI\mb Archelaus cmPmhmbn Ahtcm[n¡póXn\v ap¼v, Hcp s]klm Znhkw P\§Ä {]£pÐcmbn Iem]w ]pds¸«p. Archelaus ssk\yt¯mSv CSs]Sm³ D¯chn«p. tZhmeb¯nð 3000 Bcm[Isc Iq«s¡me sNbvXp.

hntZi¯v CuPn]vXnð Xmakn¨ncpó tPmk^v bn{ktbense cm{ãob \o¡§Ä hfsc kq£vaXtbmsS \nco£n¨psImïncpóp. CuPn]vXnð knótKmKpIfpsS kman]y¯nð Ccp]¯nbtômfw Øe§fnð amdn amdn Xmakn¨v, tbiphnsâbpw adnbansâbpw kpc£ X\n¡v GÁhpw {]m[m\yw DÅXmbncpóXn\mð Fñm Imcy§fpw _p²ntbmSpw ssZhnI CSs]SepItfmSpw {]mKÛyt¯msS \nÀÆln¨p. tPmk^v iniphns\bpw A½sbbpw Iq«ns¡mïp bn{kmtbð tZi¯p hóp. ]nóoSv, ZpjvS\pw {Iqc\pamb AÀs¡esbmkv sblqZybnð AhtcmlnX\mbn Fó hmÀ¯ Adnªv AhnsS t]mIphm³ `bs¸«p. cïmaXv, ssZh¯nsâ Acpf¸mSpïmbn«p AhÀ Keoe {]tZi§fnte¡p amdnt¸mbn. \ktd¯v Fó {Kma¯nð sNóp ]mÀ¯p. tbip \kdmb³ Fóp hnfn¡s¸Spw Fóp {]hmNIòmÀ apJm´cw Acpfns¨bvXXp, A§s\ \nhr¯nbmbn. (a¯mbn 2:23) AÀs¡esbmknsâ `cW¯nsâ khntijX At§bÁs¯ {IqcXbmbncpóp. PqXòmscbpw iacyscbpw AIÁn \nÀ¯nb P\{]oXnbnñm¯ \b§Ä ImcWw At±ls¯ \o¡w sN¿phm³ P\§Ä At]£n¨p. Xð^eambn AKkvÁkv N{IhÀ¯n AD 6þð At±ls¯ Øm\{`jvS\m¡n Kufnte¡v \mSpIS¯n.

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