- Herod the Great - Wikipedia
Herod I [2] [a] or Herod the Great (c 72 – c 4 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea [3] [4] [5] He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea Among these works are the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the expansion of its base [6] [7] [8] —the Western Wall being part of it
- Herod | Biography, Facts, Reign, Temple, Jesus | Britannica
Herod, Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BCE), who built many fortresses, aqueducts, theaters, and other public buildings but who was the center of political and family intrigues in his later years
- Who are the various Herods mentioned in the Bible?
There are several men in the New Testament referred to as “Herod ” These Herods were part of a dynasty, a partly hereditary, partly appointed line of Idumean rulers over Israel during the days of the Roman Empire
- Who Was Herod? - Bible Gateway Blog
Herod “the Great” ruled as king of the Jews under Roman authority for thirty-three years, from 37–4 BC It is this Herod who appears in the account of Jesus’ birth (Matt 2:1–19; Luke 1:5) From the start, Herod proved to be an extraordinary political survivor
- Herod the Great and the Herodian Family Tree
Herod the Great, founder of the dynasty, tried to kill the infant Jesus by the “slaughter of the innocents” at Bethlehem Herod Philip, uncle and first husband of Herodias, was not a ruler Herodias left Herod Philip to marry his half-brother Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee Perea
- Herod - Jewish History
Herod was a certified madman, but had moments of genuine concern for the country In the end, though, his legacy was one of paranoia, terror, murder and evil The end of the era of the Hasmoneans is probably the most turbulent time in Jewish history
- Herod the Great - World History Encyclopedia
Herod I, or Herod the Great (c 75 – 4 BCE), was the king of Judea who ruled as a client of Rome He has gained lasting infamy as the 'slaughterer of the innocents' as recounted in the New Testament's book of Mathew
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