The New Testament Greek leaves the original Chaldean word, Magi, untranslated, a term well-known in the Middle East during biblical history. It can refer to righteous, God-fearing wise men, teachers, priests, physicians, prophets, and interpreters of dreams. Most Bible versions render Magi as wise men, while a few retain Magi, Magians, or Mages. The wise men who visited Jesus were not aimlessly following a moving star; they knew in advance whose star it was, who they were going to visit, and that their purpose was to worship Him. With this evidence, it seems likely that these Magi were God-fearing descendants of Israelites or Jews exiled from the land of Israel, sent to recognize the birth of a scion of the line of David.