What Do You Think Or Know About What Happened to the Gifts of the Magi?

[HolySpirit]

What happened to the Gifts of the Magi? I have not been able to find a good answer on the internet or in the CA search feature. Please feel free to discuss any answers. Thank you.

 

[jdavani]

I think the myrrh would’ve been used for Jesus’ burial. Not sure about the others

 

[Kei]

I imagine it was used to fund the fleeing and the pilgrimages.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

That would be entirely reasonable. I have always wondered where Joseph all of a sudden got the money to just up and go to Egypt and set up house there on a moment’s notice.

 

[Bruce_Killian]

What happened to the Gifts of the Magi?

I believe some of the gold was used to fund passage by ship from Ashkelon (about 50miles or two days west of Bethlehem on the coast) to Egypt far safer for the holy family than a 200+mile trip by land always at risk from King Herod’s soldiers. The rest of the gifts were converted to money for support in Egypt because there was little wood in Egypt so there would be little work for a carpenter. Some or all of the myrrh may have been used to anoint Jesus as king, because the magi were known as king makers.
Grace and peace,
Bruce

 

[thistle]

I think the myrrh would’ve been used for Jesus’ burial. Not sure about the others

Considering the shelf life of Myrrh in modern containers is only around 8 years I think it highly unlikely that would have kept for the burial of Jesus.