When did King Herod the Great reign and die? - NeverThirsty
The New Testament refers to four different King Herods (Matthew 2:1; Luke 3:1; Acts 12:1-24; Acts 25:13-26:32). 1 This Q&A is concerned with the first Herod mentioned in Scripture. He is King Herod the Great. Our question is, “When did King Herod the Great reign and die?” The Five King Herods. There are five King Herods in the New Testament ...
Was King Herod a descendant of Esau, an Idumean?
Bible Question: Was King Herod a descendant of Esau? Bible Answer: Flavius Joephus (approx. A.D. 30 – 100), the Jewish historian, tells us that Esau’s descendants inhabited the region of Idumea at least two times in The Antiquities of the Jews. This is important since Herod Antipater, also called Herod Antipas. was a descendant of Esau, the ...
Is there secular evidence Herod killed babies under the age of two?
Bible Answer: The King Herod that is mentioned in the book of Matthew (Matthew 2) was made king of Judea by the Romans in 37 B.C. He died in 1 B.C. (see Fables of Christmas). History is not very kind to Herod as it records many of his atrocities including the killing of babies.
Herod’s Birthday Present - NeverThirsty
Herod Antipas is the King Herod mentioned in the gospels and the book of Acts. King Herod had married Aretos, the daughter of the king of Arabia. On one occasion Herod went to Rome and stayed with his half-brother. While there he met Herodias and established a relationship with her. Eventually they agreed to marry and Herod agreed to divorce ...
Did King Agrippa Believe In Jesus? - NeverThirsty
King Agrippa II was an interesting person in history. He was the son of Herod Agrippa I. When we are told “Agrippa,” he is really King Herod Agrippa II. He lived roughly A.D. 27 to 100. His father murdered the Apostle James in Acts 12:1-2. Agrippa I had two daughters and one son. Obviously Agrippa II was the son. Bernice was one of the ...
Herod Threatens To Murder Christ - NeverThirsty
The Herodians were supporters of King Herod Antipas (4 B.C. to A.D. 39), who ruled over Galilee and Perea. Perea is where Jesus was ministering at this time in His ministry. Herod was of Jewish-Idumean descent. 1 The Herodians were a political group who sought the favor of Herod Antipas in order to gain power. Therefore, we should not be ...
What happened to Herodias and Salome? – Who were they?
In The Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus says that Herodias divorced her husband Philip for Herod, who was still married to his first wife. 2 Therefore, when John the Baptist told Herod that he was sinning, Herod did not like the message and eventually put John in prison. Matthew 14:3-10 reports that Herodias used her daughter to ...
When was Publius Quirinius governor of Syria? - Luke 2:2
The usually accept historical sequence of governors for Syria are C. Sentius Saturninus from 9 B.C. to 6 B.C. and P. Quintilus Varus from 6 B.C. to 4 B.C. 5 Luke 2:1-2 states Christ was born while King Herod the Great was alive and it is conventionally believed that King Herod the Great died in 4 B.C. If this historical sketch is true this ...
Where was Jesus when the wise men found Him and gave Him gifts?
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying . . . Matthew 2:1 (NASB) This verse tells us that Jesus had already been born when the magi or wise men arrived in Jerusalem.
What was the purpose of the children dying at the time of Christ’s ...
King Herod is a sad example of the sinfulness of man. He was willing to murder babies because he did not want any competition. When he heard that Jesus was born, his self-centeredness drove him to murder every child under two years of age in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:16-18).