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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife. The New International Version translates the passage as: Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
Herod the Great medallion from Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum, 16th century. Herod was born around 72 BCE [11] [12] in Idumea, south of Judea.He was the second son of Antipater the Idumaean, a high-ranking official under ethnarch Hyrcanus II, and Cypros, a Nabatean Arab princess from Petra, in present-day Jordan.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: The World English Bible translates the passage as: But when he heard that Archelaus
Matthew 2 is the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.It describes the events after the birth of Jesus, the visit of the magi and the attempt by King Herod to kill the infant messiah, Joseph and his family's flight into Egypt, and their later return to live in Israel, settling in Nazareth.
The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a story recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. [2]
"There are two ways of projecting power: there is Herod’s way, and there is Jesus’ way," writes N.T. Wright.
The Herodian dynasty began with Herod the Great who assumed the throne of Judea, with Roman support, bringing down the century-old Hasmonean Kingdom. His kingdom lasted until his death in 4 BCE, when it was divided among his sons and daughter as a tetrarchy , which lasted for about 10 years.
Herod Antipas was the son of Herod the Great, who had killed the innocent children. The "tetrarch" refers to the fact that he ruled one-fourth of the kingdom of the Jews. He was appointed by the Romans. Some commentators speculate as to why Herod did not learn of Jesus until later in his ministry.
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