Mat 2:11 | RWP | e4.org | Opening their treasures ( ανοιξαντες τους θησαυρους αυτων ). Here "treasures" means "caskets" from the verb ( τιθημ ), receptacle for valuables. In the ancient writers it meant "treasury" as in 1Macc. 3:29. So a "storehouse" as in . Then it means the things laid up in store, treasure in heaven ( ), in Christ ( ). In their "caskets" the Magi had gold, frankincense, and myrrh, all found at that time in Arabia, though gold was found in Babylon and elsewhere.

‏ Matthew 2:11

Opening their treasures ( ανοιξαντες τους θησαυρους αυτων ). Here "treasures" means "caskets" from the verb ( τιθημ ), receptacle for valuables. In the ancient writers it meant "treasury" as in 1Macc. 3:29. So a "storehouse" as in Mt 13:52. Then it means the things laid up in store, treasure in heaven (Mt 6:20), in Christ (Col 2:3). In their "caskets" the Magi had gold, frankincense, and myrrh, all found at that time in Arabia, though gold was found in Babylon and elsewhere.