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According to Acts 12:20, Herod was displeased with the people of Tyre and Sidon, [2] and forbade the export of food to them. As they were dependent on delivery of food from Judea, and Judea was affected by famine, [3] the Sidonians and Tyrians made Blastus "their friend" (possibly through bribery [4]). Blastus helped them obtain an audience ...
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,
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. The World English Bible translates the passage as: and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken ...
That Herod should be troubled by the King of the Jews being born is not surprising. As an Edomite Herod was open to challenge from someone claiming to be the heir of King David, and the central theme of Matthew 1 is Jesus' Davidic status. Moreover, Herod was renowned for his paranoia, killing several of his own sons who threatened him. [1]
Herod – also in Jerusalem at the time – was pleased to see Jesus, but Jesus didn't answer his questions. The chief priests and law teachers accused Jesus. Herod and his soldiers then mocked Jesus, put an elegant robe on him and sent him back to Pilate. John 18:28–38
In the soon-to-be-published “The Life of Herod the Great,” Zora Neale Hurston reframes one of the Bible’s greatest villains. Over […]
As with Matthew 1:24 Joseph's obedience to his dream is immediate and unquestioning. Rapid obedience to God is an important virtue throughout the Gospel of Matthew. The family leaves at night, which was an unusual and dangerous time to travel in that era.
That Herod picks this number is considered an important clue to when Jesus was born. [11] It is taken to indicate that close to a year had elapsed since the birth of Jesus. Herod is believed to have died in 4 BC so based on Matthew, Jesus' birth is guessed to have been in 5 or 6 BC.