Thematic Bible: Characteristics of enterprising, keen of intellect, builder of the temple, but bloodthirsty and cruel


Thematic Bible



There was in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the daily order of Abia: and his wife the daughter of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

Then Herod, seeing he was deluded by the magi, was very angry, and having sent, destroyed all the children which in Bethlehem, and in all its bounds, from two years and under, according to the time he examined thoroughly of the magi.

And Jesus born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold the magi from the sunrisings arrived in Jerusalem, saying:

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred up, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod having secretly called for the magi, searched thoroughly from them the time of the star appearing.