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^a Assuming the magi journeyed to Jerusalem sometime between Jun., 2 BCE, and Dec., 2 BCE, and made the trek from Jerusalem 5 miles due south to Bethlehem on Dec. 25, they may have seen Jupiter in full retrograde in the sky ahead of them. Craig Chester, The Star of Bethlehem: ...How do we view the final appearance of the Star on their journey to Bethlehem? It would have been in the southern sky, though fairly high above the horizon. Could the Star have stopped over Bethlehem? The answer is yes. The word stop was used for what we now call a planet's stationary point. A planet normally moves eastward through the stars from night to night and month to month, but regularly exhibits a retrograde loop. After it passes the opposite point in the sky from the sun, it appears to slow, come to a full stop, and move backward (westward) through the sky for some weeks. Again it slows, stops, and resumes its eastward course. It seems plausible that the Magi were overjoyed at again seeing before them, as they traveled southward, his star, Jupiter, which at its stationary point was standing still over Bethlehem. We do know for certain that Jupiter performed a retrograde loop in 2 B.C. and that it was stationary on December 25....

^a Assuming the magi journeyed to Jerusalem sometime between Jun., 2 BCE, and Dec., 2 BCE, and made the trek due south from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on Dec. 25, they may have seen Jupiter in full retrograde in the sky ahead of them. Craig Chester, The Star of Bethlehem: ...How do we view the final appearance of the Star on their journey to Bethlehem? It would have been in the southern sky, though fairly high above the horizon. Could the Star have stopped over Bethlehem? The answer is yes. The word stop was used for what we now call a planet's stationary point. A planet normally moves eastward through the stars from night to night and month to month, but regularly exhibits a retrograde loop. After it passes the opposite point in the sky from the sun, it appears to slow, come to a full stop, and move backward (westward) through the sky for some weeks. Again it slows, stops, and resumes its eastward course. It seems plausible that the Magi were overjoyed at again seeing before them, as they traveled southward, his star, Jupiter, which at its stationary point was standing still over Bethlehem. We do know for certain that Jupiter performed a retrograde loop in 2 B.C. and that it was stationary on December 25....

^a Assuming the magi journeyed to Jerusalem sometime between Jun. and Dec., 2 BCE, and made the trek due south from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on Dec. 25, they may have seen Jupiter in full retrograde in the sky ahead of them. Craig Chester: ...How do we view the final appearance of the Star on their journey to Bethlehem? It would have been in the southern sky, though fairly high above the horizon. Could the Star have stopped over Bethlehem? The answer is yes. The word stop was used for what we now call a planet's stationary point. A planet normally moves eastward through the stars from night to night and month to month, but regularly exhibits a retrograde loop. After it passes the opposite point in the sky from the sun, it appears to slow, come to a full stop, and move backward (westward) through the sky for some weeks. Again it slows, stops, and resumes its eastward course. It seems plausible that the Magi were overjoyed at again seeing before them, as they traveled southward, his star, Jupiter, which at its stationary point was standing still over Bethlehem. We do know for certain that Jupiter performed a retrograde loop in 2 B.C. and that it was stationary on December 25... (Craig Chester, The Star of Bethlehem).

^a Assuming the magi journeyed to Jerusalem sometime between Jun. and Dec., 2 BCE, and made the trek due south from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on Dec. 25, they may have seen Jupiter in full retrograde in the sky ahead of them: ...How do we view the final appearance of the Star on their journey to Bethlehem? It would have been in the southern sky, though fairly high above the horizon. Could the Star have stopped over Bethlehem? The answer is yes. The word stop was used for what we now call a planet's stationary point. A planet normally moves eastward through the stars from night to night and month to month, but regularly exhibits a retrograde loop. After it passes the opposite point in the sky from the sun, it appears to slow, come to a full stop, and move backward (westward) through the sky for some weeks. Again it slows, stops, and resumes its eastward course. It seems plausible that the Magi were overjoyed at again seeing before them, as they traveled southward, his star, Jupiter, which at its stationary point was standing still over Bethlehem. We do know for certain that Jupiter performed a retrograde loop in 2 B.C. and that it was stationary on December 25... (Craig Chester, The Star of Bethlehem).

^a Assuming the magi journeyed to Jerusalem sometime between Jun. and Dec., 2 BCE, and made the trek due south from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on Dec. 25, they may have seen Jupiter in full retrograde in the sky ahead of them: ...How do we view the final appearance of the Star on their journey to Bethlehem? It would have been in the southern sky, though fairly high above the horizon. Could the Star have stopped over Bethlehem? The answer is yes. The word stop was used for what we now call a planet's stationary point. A planet normally moves eastward through the stars from night to night and month to month, but regularly exhibits a retrograde loop. After it passes the opposite point in the sky from the sun, it appears to slow, come to a full stop, and move backward (westward) through the sky for some weeks. Again it slows, stops, and resumes its eastward course. It seems plausible that the Magi were overjoyed at again seeing before them, as they traveled southward, his star, Jupiter, which at its stationary point was standing still over Bethlehem. We do know for certain that Jupiter performed a retrograde loop in 2 B.C. and that it was stationary on December 25... (Dr. Craig Chester, The Star of Bethlehem).

^a Assuming the magi journeyed to Jerusalem sometime between Jun. and Dec., 2 BCE, and made the trek due south from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on Dec. 25, they may have seen Jupiter in full retrograde in the sky ahead of them: ...How do we view the final appearance of the Star on their journey to Bethlehem? It would have been in the southern sky, though fairly high above the horizon. Could the Star have stopped over Bethlehem? The answer is yes. The word stop was used for what we now call a planet's stationary point. A planet normally moves eastward through the stars from night to night and month to month, but regularly exhibits a retrograde loop. After it passes the opposite point in the sky from the sun, it appears to slow, come to a full stop, and move backward (westward) through the sky for some weeks. Again it slows, stops, and resumes its eastward course. It seems plausible that the Magi were overjoyed at again seeing before them, as they traveled southward, his star, Jupiter, which at its stationary point was standing still over Bethlehem. We do know for certain that Jupiter performed a retrograde loop in 2 B.C. and that it was stationary on December 25... (The Star of Bethlehem, Craig Chester).

^a Assuming the magi journeyed to Jerusalem sometime between Jun. and Dec., 2 BCE, and made the trek due south from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on Dec. 25, they may have seen Jupiter in full retrograde in the sky ahead of them: ...How do we view the final appearance of the Star on their journey to Bethlehem? It would have been in the southern sky, though fairly high above the horizon. Could the Star have stopped over Bethlehem? The answer is yes. The word stop was used for what we now call a planet's stationary point. A planet normally move eastward through the stars from night to night and month to month, but regulary exhibits a retrograde loop. After it passes the opposite point in the sky from the sun, it appears to slow, come to a full stop, and move backward (westward) throught the sky for some weeks. Again it slows, stops, and resumes its eastward course. It seems plausible that the Magi were overjoyed at again seeing before the, as they traveled southward, his star, Jupiter, whiich at its stationary point was standing still over Bethlehem. We do know for certain that Jupiter performed a retrograde loop in 2 B.C. and that it was stationary on December 25... (The Star of Bethlehem, Craig Chester).

^a Assuming the magi journeyed to Jerusalem sometime between Jun. and Dec., 2 BCE, and made the trek from Jerusalem due south to Bethlehem on Dec. 25, they may have seen Jupiter in full retrograde high in the southern sky ahead of them: ...How do we view the final appearance of the Star on their journey to Bethlehem? It would have been in the southern sky, though fairly high above the horizon. Could the Star have stopped over Bethlehem? The answer is yes. The word stop was used for what we now call a planet's stationary point. A planet normally move eastward through the stars from night to night and month to month, but regulary exhibits a retrograde loop. After it passes the opposite point in the sky from the sun, it appears to slow, come to a full stop, and move backward (westward) throught the sky for some weeks. Again it slows, stops, and resumes its eastward course. It seems plausible that the Magi were overjoyed at again seeing before the, as they traveled southward, his star, Jupiter, whiich at its stationary point was standing still over Bethlehem. We do know for certain that Jupiter performed a retrograde loop in 2 B.C. and that it was stationary on December 25... (The Star of Bethlehem, Craig Chester).

^a The magi arrive in Jerusalem around Dec. 2 BC five or six months after they left Babylon. On Dec. 25, 2 BC, heading due south from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, they see Jupiter, in full retrograde, stopped in the sky in front of them.

^a The magi arrive in Jerusalem around Dec. 2 BC five or six months after they left Babylon. On Dec. 25, 2 BC, heading due south from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, they see Jupiter, in full retrograde, stopped in the sky in front of them.

^a The magi arrive in Jerusalem around Dec. 2 BC five or six months after they left Babylon. On Dec. 25, 2 BC, heading due south from Jerusalem to Betheleem, they see Jupiter, in full retrograde, stopped in the sky in front of them.

^a The magi arrive in Jerusalem around Dec. 2 BC, five or six months after they left Babylon. On Dec. 25, 2 BC, heading due south from Jerusalem to Betheleem, they see Jupiter, in full retrograde, stopped in the sky in front of them.