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Herod the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herod was born 73 BCE as the son of a man from Idumea named Antipater and a woman named Cyprus, the daughter of an Arabian sheik. Antipater was an adherent of Hyrcanus, one of two princes who struggling to become king of Judaea.
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The House of Herod: Herod Archelaus ... Herod Archelaus: Jewish leader, ruler of Samaria, Judaea and Idumea between 4 BCE and 6 CE. His rule was disastrous and he was sent into exile by the Roman emperor Augustus. ... Herod Archelaus was born in 23 BCE as the son of king Herod and his wife Malthace; he was full brother of...
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Herod was the name of many rulers mentioned in the N.T. and in history. It was known long before the time of the biblical Herods ... Herod was the name of many rulers mentioned in the N.T. and in history. It was known long before the time of the biblicalHerods. (See Schürer, "Hist. of the Jewish People", etc., Div. I, v. I,
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Herod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herod (Aramaic pronunciation has a long e , as does the Greek, but short in English) is a name used of several kings belonging to the Herodian Dynasty of Roman Iudaea Province: • Herod the Great (c...
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Herod Archelaus ... Herod Agrippa I ... Herod Antipater, the father of Herod the Great, is not mentioned in the New Testament, but ten of his descendants played major roles in the lives of Jesus and of the apostles.
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After putting down the Judean/Parthian revolt against their rule, Rome appointed Herod king of Judea. Herod had complete authority, and he used it ruthlessly. He established an enormous secret police force, brutally killed anyone suspected of plotting against him, and created Roman peace by slaughtering all dissidents.
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