Download or read book Gifts for a Newborn King written by Jerri Garretson and published by Glass Mountain Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-06 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gifts for a Newborn King brings the story of the gifts of the Magi to life with sixty glorious works of art and photos. It shows how frankincense and myrrh were and are cultivated and how they were transported with camel caravans on the Incense Trail. It explains the historical and current uses of these precious substances, from religious to medicinal; speculates on how the gold was presented, and why these gifts were worthy of a king. It explains the traditions that have developed around the travels and gifts of the Magi, and the celebrations of their part in the story of Jesus’ birth. It is fully documented with a list of illustrations and details about them, a bibliography and index. It is a beautiful explanation of the Gifts of the Magi. This book has 40 pages, which includes the illustration credits and index.