Herod Antipas

Herod Antipas was son of Herod the Great.  Herod Philip was the intended heir of Herod the Great, but Herod Antipas successfully challenged the will and convinced the Roman authorities to grant him the rule over the area.  He married Phasaelis, a Nabatean princess, but later divorced her so that…

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Herodias

Herod the Great, Biblically famous for rebuilding the temple and the slaughter of infants trying to kill Jesus soon after birth, had ten wives.  From these wives, he had several sons and daughters.  One son was Herod Philip I (aka “Herod II”), who was briefly the heir of Herod the…

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Herod the Great

The Bible records the actions of two people named “Herod”, but in reality there were at least three in the Herodian Dynasty who bore that name.  This dynasty started with Herod the Great, aka Herod I, of whom Wikipedia says: Herod (Hebrew: הוֹרְדוֹס‎, Hordos, Greek: Ἡρῴδης, Hērōidēs), also known as…

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