What Was the CHRISTMAS STAR? The Woman's Seed Signaled by a Star

What was the star? From where did it come? Many have labored over this question and the short answer is that we do not know for sure. But, the research and discussion have not been without help. There are some genuine possibilities. Matthew 2:1-12 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, [2] saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." What would be the sign of the birth of the woman’s seed?