Balthazar

Bethlehem gift-bearer

Balthazar is one of the traditional names given to the three Magi or Wise Men who visited the infant Jesus, though the Bible doesn't name them.

The name also designates an oversized wine bottle holding twelve liters—equivalent to sixteen standard bottles.

They uncorked a Balthazar of champagne for the celebration.

magi

Bethlehem

Nativity's traditional setting

  • starLuminous astronomical object
  • MagiEastern priests, biblical visitors
  • nativityState of being born

Epiphany · gold · frankincense · myrrh · gifts · Caspar · Melchior · wise men · Gospel · Matthew

Babylonian

Nebuchadnezzar

Chaldean dynasty monarch

  • BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
  • DanielHebrew prophet's name
  • feastElaborate ceremonial meal

handwriting · wall · Chaldean · Mesopotamia · Persian · conquest · regent · banquet · sacrilege · vessels

sorcerer

wizard

Practitioner of sorcery

spellcaster · necromancer · alchemist · arcane · occult · grimoire · incantation · familiar · apprentice · tower

restaurant

brasserie

Informal French restaurant

  • SoHoLower Manhattan arts district
  • brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
  • oystersEdible marine mollusks

bistro · bakery · French · mirrors · celebrity · prix fixe · raw bar · reservations · Manhattan · downtown

Categories
Opposites
biblical nativity role

Balthazarshepherd

One who tends flocks

innkeeper · Joseph · ox · Mary · donkey

gift-bearing vs gift-receiving

BalthazarChrist child

Sacred newborn of Bethlehem

Mary and Joseph

wine bottle size

Balthazarsplit

Separation into parts

piccolo · half bottle · demi · magnum · jeroboam

Family

Belshazzar

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G