Melchior was one of the three
magi ("wise men" - most likely meaning priests) who brought gifts to anoint
Jesus Christ upon his birth. The wise men only appear in the book of
Matthew and are not named or even numbered. Later
Christian tradition fleshed out their identities and made them kings. Melchior, whose name means "king of light", became king of
Persia.
The Venerable Bede claimed he was the son of
Ham, one of
Noah’s sons
Melchoir brought
gold, the gift for a
king in
Jewish tradition.