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Philip the Tetrarch (c. 26 BCE – 33 CE), sometimes called Herod Philip II by modern writers (see "Naming convention") was the son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife, Cleopatra of Jerusalem. As a Tetrarch , he ruled over the northeast part of his father's kingdom between 4 BCE and 34 CE after Herod's death.
Herod the Great's execution of his two sons born by his Hasmonean wife Mariamne, Alexander and Aristobulus IV in 7 BC, left the latter's daughter Herodias orphaned and a minor. Herod engaged her to Herod II, her half-uncle, and her connection to the Hasmonean bloodline supported her new husband's right to succeed his father.
Both the Gospel of Matthew [4] and Gospel of Mark [5] state that Herodias was married to Philip, therefore some scholars have argued his name was "Herod Philip" (not to be confused with Philip the Tetrarch, whom some writers call Herod Philip II, Josephus account says Herodias married Herod, the grandson of Simon Boethus and that Salome married ...
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Herod Philip is used by some modern writers to refer to two sons of Herod the Great: Herod II (or Herod Philip I; c. 27 BCE–33/34 CE), son of Herod the Great and his third wife (Mariamne II), husband of Herodias; Philip the Tetrarch (or Herod Philip II; c. 26 BCE–34 CE), son of Herod and his fifth wife (Cleopatra of Jerusalem), husband of ...
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Philip (sometimes erroneously called Herod Philip II) was the son of Herod and his fifth wife Cleopatra of Jerusalem. He was given the title of tetrarch with jurisdiction over the northeast part of his father's kingdom: Iturea, Trachonitis, Batanaea, Gaulanitis, Auranitis, and Paneas. He ruled until his death in 34 CE.