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As a non-Biblical source, Jewish historian Josephus also recounts that Herod had John imprisoned and killed due to "the great influence John had over the people", which might persuade John "to raise a rebellion". Josephus also writes that many of the Jews believed that Herod's later military disaster was God's punishment for his treatment of John.
After the announcement of Nasrallah's death, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV aired Quran verses. [106] Hezbollah supporters took to the streets mourning his death and gunfire was heard. [ 107 ] On 30 September, Hezbollah's acting leader, Naim Qassem , said the group's struggle would continue, and that it was prepared to face an Israeli ...
Mark, Matthew, Luke and Josephus [135] record that he killed John the Baptist. Mk. 6:17, Mt. 14:9–10, Lk. 9:9: Herod Archelaus: Ethnarch of Judea, Samaria and Edom: A son of Herod the Great. He is known from the writings of Flavius Josephus [133] and from contemporary coins. [136] Mt. 2:22: Herod the Great: King of Judea
-The following comments were made to Reuters after Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed by the Israeli military in a powerful airstrike in Beirut. Hezbollah confirmed he had been ...
Hassan Nasrallah had led Hezbollah since 1992.
Nasrallah's killing in a command HQ on Friday came barely a week after Israel's deadly detonation of hundreds of booby-trapped pagers and radios. ... (This Sept. 28 story has been refiled to fix a ...
Hassan Nasrallah was born the ninth of ten children into a Shia family in Bourj Hammoud, Matn District (an eastern suburb of Beirut), on 31 August 1960. [9] His father, Abdul Karim Nasrallah, was born in Al-Bazouriyah , a village in Jabal Amel ( Southern Lebanon ) located near Tyre , and worked as a fruit and vegetables seller. [ 10 ]
Hezbollah has since confirmed the news. Nasrallah had led the Iran-backed group since 1992. Israel said on Saturday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in a targeted strike on ...