enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Salome - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome

    Salome with John the Baptist's head, by Charles Mellin (1597–1649). Salome (/ s ə ˈ l oʊ m i, ˈ s æ l ə m eɪ /; Hebrew: שְלוֹמִית, romanized: Shlomit, related to שָׁלוֹם, Shalom "peace"; Greek: Σαλώμη), [1] also known as Salome III, [2] [note 1] was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias.

  3. Salome (daughter of Herod the Great) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(daughter_of_Herod...

    Salome, also known as Salome II, [1] was a Herodian princess, the daughter of Herod the Great (Herod I) and one of his lesser wives, Elpis, born in ~14 BCE. [2]She should not be confused with Salome, whose mother was Herodias, and who is alleged to have played a role in the death of John the Baptist.

  4. Herodias - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodias

    Salome delivers the head of John the Baptist, Juan de Flandes, 1496 Schematic family tree showing the Herods of the Bible. In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, Herodias plays a major role in the execution of John the Baptist, using her daughter's dance before Antipas and his party guests to ask for the head of the Baptist as a reward. According ...

  5. Matthew 14:6–7 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_14:6–7

    Glossa Ordinaria: "The Evangelist having related John’s imprisonment, proceeds to his putting to death, saying, But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst." [2] Jerome: "We find no others keeping their birthday besides Herod and Pharaoh, that they who were alike in their wickedness might be alike in their ...

  6. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biblical_figures...

    Herod Antipas: Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea: A son of Herod the Great. Mentioned in Antiquities [133] and Wars of the Jews. [134] 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.

  7. Salome (Wilde): Themes and derivatives - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(Wilde):_Themes_and...

    Salome is not named, but only referenced as "Herodias' daughter" in the Biblical story (Mark 6:22, Matthew 14:6), but Wilde chooses to make the focal point of the play the perversion of lust and desire of Salomé rather than Herodias's vengeance on John the Baptist. He uses the sexual power of the dance to construct lustful emotions, which are ...

  8. Beheading of John the Baptist - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beheading_of_John_the_Baptist

    John the Baptist was therefore arrested by Herod Antipas. John the Baptist, in prison, heard about Jesus' deeds, sent some disciples to ask if Jesus was the awaited one. Jesus listed his miracles and said: 'Blessed is he who does not reject me'. The disciples returned to John the Baptist. Herod wanted to kill John, but was afraid of the people.

  9. Salome Dancing before Herod - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_Dancing_before_Herod

    Salome Dancing before Herod (French: Salomé dansant devant Hérode) is an oil painting produced in 1876 by the French Symbolist artist Gustave Moreau. The subject matter is taken from the New Testament, depicting Salome—the daughter of Herod II and Herodias—dancing before Herod Antipas. The work took Moreau seven years to paint. [1]