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Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?
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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?
(October 19, 2011 at 11:55 pm)Godschild Wrote: I see also that you do not completely understand that the position a person is at on Earth will determine what is seen, you have to remember the Magi were east of Bethlehem and in close proximity to Babylon.
I see that it is you that does not completely understand that the position a person is at on Earth will determine what is seen. It would take several hundred miles of displacement to significantly alter one's view of a celestial event. So you are saying that there were only three people within several hundred square miles that observed this 'event'? (BTW. 1000 miles equals one hour difference at the equator.)

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by IATIA - October 20, 2011 at 12:44 am
Analysis of the Beth Star - by Cyberman - October 22, 2011 at 5:54 pm

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