{"id":2607,"date":"2025-07-28T17:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/three-kings\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:49:33","slug":"three-kings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/en\/traces-of-the-past\/three-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2607\" class=\"elementor elementor-2607 elementor-1035\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a7515f9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3a7515f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-519633d1\" data-id=\"519633d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154381a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"154381a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three Kings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43950f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43950f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those who are soldiers of the temple are of <b>God<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afeca90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7afeca90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1601\" alt=\"Cena de Seder medieval con s\u00edmbolos de P\u00e9saj, flanqueada por dos Caballeros Templarios como guardianes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dutch-order-v2.png 687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51f144e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51f144e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500.2,94.7L0,0v100h1000V0L500.2,94.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faab179\" data-id=\"faab179\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8f8cc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4f8f8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4871e44a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4871e44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6 January<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3cc42a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5e3cc42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-grip-lines\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be2a3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be2a3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three Kings, also called the revelation of the Lord = the first feast of the revelation. Solemnitas Epiphaniae Domini in Latin. <\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-403df7c4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"403df7c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d7588\" data-id=\"72d7588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783640eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"783640eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three Kings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c10b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c10b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Better known as the three wise men who went to visit Jesus in the maternity period. They came from the East \u2013 then Persia \u2013 present-day Iran, the Star of Bethlehem gave them the direction where Jesus lay in a manger. The medieval meanings of the wise men were that the 3 kings refer to the age phases of a human being. Melchior is the old King 60 years old, he has a gray beard. Caspar is 40 years old and the youngest King is 20 years old, the Black King, his name is Balthasar.<br>The 3 kings also refer to the 3 continents that were known at the time: Europe, Asia and Africa.    <\/p><p>Many names for the 3 wise men \u2013 the 3 kings:  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb32a61 elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"cb32a61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e555a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7e555a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drie-koningen-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drie-koningen-1.jpg 371w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drie-koningen-1-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6910ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6910ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-670c1578\" data-id=\"670c1578\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1adfec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1adfec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew (from around 80 AD) says: &#8216;Magi (priests or scholars) came from the East.&#8217; But it does not say how many they were. In the Syriac Orthodox Zuqnin chronicle, from around 775 AD, the wise men are said to have been twelve, so a busy maternity visit.  <\/p><p>In the book <em>Excerpta Latina Barbari<\/em>, a translation of a fifth-century writing, three wise men are listed: Bithisarea, Melichior and Gathaspa (the names of the three Wise Men were later westernized into Balthasar, Melchior and Caspar).<\/p><p>The Magi are called <em>magoi<\/em> in the ancient Greek Bible translation, priests of Zoroastrian origin. In the Syriac Christian scriptures too, the sages have Persian names. So the three seem to come from Persia, present-day Iran.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae96fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae96fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But how can Reprobus be Christopher?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155dc1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"155dc1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Melchior would give Jesus gold, as a symbol for the little one&#8217;s future role as king of the Jews. Caspar would give incense, which would stand for Jesus&#8217; divinity. Balthasar gave the herb myrrh, which would (rather unpleasantly) be the symbol for Jesus&#8217; mortality. Furthermore, all those things were just very precious in those days, and then a gift is quickly good.     <\/p><p>Matthew (Mt 2, 1-12) speaks of &#8216;wise men from the east&#8217; who followed a star in search of &#8216;the newborn king of the Jews&#8217;. They brought gold, frankincense and myrrh as gifts. Melchior gave Gold, which is for a king. Caspar gave Jesus incense for a God and Balthasar gave myrrh, which is legamic, because it is a symbol for a dead person. But for here it is that Jesus is human. Since those gifts were very expensive at the time, it was soon good.       <\/p><p>In this sense, the three wise men were the first pilgrims, the first to follow &#8216;the way of faith&#8217;, and the first to really see Jesus (hence the first Feast of Revelation, also called Epiphany). The baptism of Christ is the second feast of the Revelation, second Epiphany. This is celebrated on the Sunday after 3 Kings. The third feast of the Revelation, the third Epiphany, is the presentation of the Lord in the Temple. This falls on February 2. Also called Candlemas or Candlemas. Jesus, like every first-born Jewish boy, is presented to God in the Temple.      <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b142442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b142442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drie-koningen-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2608\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35da456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35da456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The first king is Melchior, the eldest with gray hair and a long gray beard. Elegantly dressed in a purple-red tunic with a short green cloak, with purple-red shoes underneath; worked through with white. He wore a Phrygian cap made of fabric and different colors. He offered gold to his King, his Lord.   <\/em><\/p><p><em>The second king is called Caspar with beautiful red hair. A young king without a beard. Dressed in a green tunic, with a short red cloak and also purple-red shoes. He offered incense to his King, his Lord.   <\/em><\/p><p><em>The third king, Baltasar, wore a red tunic with a white, short cloak and green shoes. He offered myrrh to his King, his Lord.   <\/em><\/p><p><em>All their garments were made of silk.  <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d2ccef elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d2ccef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de5f2be\" data-id=\"de5f2be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3848ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3848ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Three Wise Men wanted to see the new &#8216;king of the Jews&#8217; and knocked on King Herod&#8217;s door to ask where they could find him. Herod, did not want to know anything about a &#8220;new&#8221; king of the Jews, did not know where the &#8220;new&#8221; king was and therefore tried to get that information from them. To supposedly pay tribute to the new King himself.    <\/p><p>A bright star, the star of Bethlehem, in the sky gave the 3 wise men the direction where the King of the Jews, the Messiah, would have been born. It was a few days of traveling. <\/p><p>While they were sleeping, the 3 wise men had a vision. They were warned not to let Herod know where Jesus would be. To confuse Herod, all three chose a different way back home. When Herod noticed this, he had all newborn children in Bethlehem murdered (&#8216;Day of the Innocent Children&#8217;). Joseph, who received this warning from God, was able to flee to Egypt with Mary and Jesus in time.    <\/p><p>What else do we know about the 3 wise men? That according to Eastern Christian stories it would be about 12 wise men. Nice and busy.  <\/p><p>We don&#8217;t really know much else and it is also sinister. After the visit, they go back to their homeland. But in the end, all three died as martyrs. Their bodies were taken to Constantinople. Constantinople has been called Istanbul since 1930. Later the bodies were taken to Milan and then in the 12th<sup>century to<\/sup> the cathedral in Cologne. Where the relics are now.      <\/p><p>Tradition in the Netherlands is that on 3 kings, 3 children, dressed as the 3 kings, go house to house and sing the song.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44befe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a44befe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8abfadb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8abfadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drie-koningen-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drie-koningen-3.jpg 550w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drie-koningen-3-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a09a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05a09a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Drie-koningen-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2610\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd79fb9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd79fb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af5ca1c\" data-id=\"af5ca1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57dc2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57dc2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another 3 Kings song:<\/p><p>Epiphany, Epiphany<br>give me a new hat<br>because the old man is worn out<br>Our mother is not allowed to know<br>Our father has the money<br>already counted out on the counter<\/p><p>Epiphany, Epiphany<br>give me a new dress<br>my old man is full of holes<br>my grandmother has the measurements<br>my grandfather saved<br>and neatly saved every knot<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd5bb6\" data-id=\"3dd5bb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7516012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7516012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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