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Herod the Great. Mother. Malthace. Herod Antipas (Greek: Ἡρῴδης Ἀντίπας, Hērǭdēs Antipas; c. 20 BC – c. 39 AD) was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea. He bore the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter") and is referred to as both "Herod the Tetrarch" [1] and "King Herod" [2] in the New Testament [3]. He was a son of ...
Jesus at Herod's Court, by Duccio, c. 1310. Jesus at Herod's court refers to an episode in the New Testament which describes Jesus being sent to Herod Antipas in Jerusalem, prior to his crucifixion. [1] This episode is described in Luke 23 (23:7–15). [2][3][4][5]
Herod wanted to kill John, but was afraid of the people. John the Baptist was executed by beheading by Herod Antipas on the request of Herodias' daughter. His disciples buried his remains and told Jesus. Mark 1:14, 6:17–29. John the Baptist criticised king Herod Antipas for marrying his brother's ex-wife Herodias.
Herodias' second husband was Herod Antipas (born before 20 BC; died after 39 AD) half-brother of Herod II (her first husband). He is best known today for his role in events that led to the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth. Antipas divorced his first wife Phasaelis, the daughter of King Aretas IV of Nabatea, in
Massacre of the Innocents. The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a biblical story, while mainstream Bible scholars consider it a myth, [2] 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 ...
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]
Musée d'Orsay, Paris. The Apparition (French: L'Apparition) is a painting by French artist Gustave Moreau, painted between 1874 and 1876. It shows the biblical character of Salome dancing in front of Herod Antipas with a vision of John the Baptist 's severed head. The 106 cm high and 72,2 cm wide watercolor held by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris ...
The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, are based on the narratives in the Bible, in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and further elaborated by written, oral and artistic tradition. Christian art includes a great many representations of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child.