Thematic Bible: Herods of the new testament
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Herods of the new testament » Antipas (herod the tetrarch) facts concerning » He ruled over galilee and perea for about thirty years seeking the title of king he was banished to gaul
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, Philip his brother tetrarch of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysias tetrarch of Abilene,
But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife as well as for all the wickedness that he, Herod, had committed,
Now in the local church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Symeon (called Niger) and Lucius the Cyrenian, besides Manaen (a foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
When Herod the tetrarch heard all that was going on, he was quite at a loss; for some said that John had risen from the dead,
For Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of his brother Philip,
Now this came to the hearing of king Herod, for the name of Jesus had become well known; people said, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, that is why miraculous powers are working through him;"
So he cautioned them, "See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."
Just then some Pharisees came up to tell him, "Get away from here, for Herod intends to kill you."
and ascertaining that he came under the jurisdiction of Herod, he remitted him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem during those days.
Then Herod and his troops scoffed at him and made fun of him, and after arraying him in a bright robe he remitted him to Pilate.
Herods of the new testament » Characteristics of enterprising, keen of intellect, builder of the temple, but bloodthirsty and cruel » Son of antipater, was appointed governor of coel-syria, and advanced from
In the days of Herod king of Judaea there was a priest called Zechariah, who belonged to the division of Abijah; he had a wife who belonged to the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Then Herod saw the magicians had trifled with him, and he was furiously angry; he sent and slew all the male children in Bethlehem and in all the neighbourhood who were two years old or under, calculating by the time he had ascertained from the magicians.
Now when Jesus was born at Bethlehem, belonging to Judaea, in the days of king Herod, magicians from the East arrived at Jerusalem,
The news of this troubled king Herod and all Jerusalem as well;
Then Herod summoned the magicians in secret and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance.
Herods of the new testament » Successors of the kingdom of herod the great was divided between his sons » Archelaus succeeded to judea and samaria
As there was a bitter feud between him and the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon, they waited on him unanimously, and after conciliating the royal chamberlain Blastus they made overtures for peace, as their country depended for its food-supply upon the royal territory.
It was about that time that king Herod laid hands of violence on some members of the church.
he said, "I will go into your case whenever your accusers arrive," giving orders that he was to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.
Herods of the new testament » Agrippa ii facts concerning » He was the son of herod agrippa i, was king of chalcis, ituraea, trachonitis and abilene
Some days had passed, when king Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have our permission to speak upon your own behalf." At this Paul stretched out his hand and began his defence.