Christmas Creche: MELCHIOR Traditional Geocache
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Christmas Creche: MELCHIOR
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1 of the THREE WISEMEN you need to seek Christmas Creche: THE INN. Located in a local park.
They laid their offerings at his feet; The gold was their tribute to a King, The frankincense, with its odor sweet, Was for the Priest, the Paraclete, The myrrh for the body's burying." ~from Longfellow's "The Three Kings"
The Wise men brought gifts for the King of Kings
Gold: is first mentioned in Gen 2:11,12. Several places are referred to in the Bible as abounding in gold, among which are Ophir, Job 28:16, Raamah and Sheba, Ezek 27:22, and Parvaim 2Chron 3:6, and it was much used by the Hebrews for the Temple and in other ways. It was very plentiful in the time of David and Solomon. It was not coined until after the reign of King David, but was an article of commerce and was sold by weight.
Frankincense: An exceedingly aromatic gum used in the sacred incense for the Temple service. It is distilled from a tree in Arabia. The substance generally used in modern times as frankincense is produced from the Norway pine.
Myrrh, mer, a precious gum from a low thorny tree found chiefly in Arabia. It was one of the ingredients of the holy ointment, Exodus 30:23, and of the embalming substance. John19:39. It is also used in medicine and as a perfume.
~This info was taken from "The Pocket Bible Dictionary" by Jubilee Publishers~
The Biblical account of the Magi's search for the baby Jesus is found in Matthew 2.
You will be following in the 'footsteps' of the 3 Wisemen: BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR & CASPAR as the follow the star in search of the Christmas Creche (nativity scene)/Inn where the guests change frequently. The Creche (Inn) is a TRAVEL BUG hotel. The coordinates for the Creche (Inn) are obtained by finding the wisemen. ONE of the wiseman holds BOTH lat/long and if you're fortunate, you can go directly to the Inn and lay your gifts at the Creche (travel bug). The other TWO wisemen each hold ONE set of the coordinates pointing the way to the CRECHE (Inn).
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Qbrf yvtugavat fgevxr gjvpr?