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Herod Antipas (Greek: Ἡρῴδης Ἀντίπας, Hērǭdēs Antipas; c. 20 BC – c. 39 AD) was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea. He bore the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter") and is referred to as both "Herod the Tetrarch" [1] and "King Herod" [2] in the New Testament [3] He was a son of Herod the Great and a grandson of ...
Jun 5, 2024 · Herod Antipas (born 21 bce —died after 39 ce) was the son of Herod I the Great who became tetrarch (ruler of a minor principality in the Roman Empire) of Galilee, in northern Palestine, and Peraea, east of the Jordan River and Dead Sea, and ruled throughout Jesus of Nazareth’s ministry.
Feb 10, 2024 · Herod Antipas is known mostly as the Herod for whom Salome danced and who ordered John the Baptist to be beheaded. Herod Antipas ruled Galilee in Jesus’ time.
Jan 4, 2022 · Herod Antipater (nicknamed Antipas) became tetrarch of Galilee and Perea upon the death of his father Herod the Great (Herod I). A tetrarch is a “ruler of one quarter,” as he receives one fourth of his father’s kingdom.
Apr 15, 2024 · Herod Antipas was the son of Herod the Great and the appointed ruler of Galilee and Perea for most of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Known for his cunning, deceitful, and sometimes ruthless leadership, Antipas, like his father, is often regarded as a villain of the New Testament.
Herod Antipas (before 20 B.C.E. – after 39 C.E.) was a first-century CE Jewish-Idumean ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter"). He governed these territories for more than 40 years, but is best known from New Testament accounts describing his role in the events that led to the executions of John the ...
Feb 10, 2019 · Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, was a co-conspirator in the death of Christ. Learn how he unjustly sacrificed Jesus for his own political gain.
May 17, 2021 · When Pontius Pilate ruled Judea as governor, Herod the Great’s son (born to Malthace, a Samaritan woman), Herod Antipas, reigned over Galilee and Perea from 4 BC-AD 39.
Herod Antipas ruled Galilee for most of Jesus’ life. His father, Herod the Great, reigned from 37 to 4 B.C. Jesus was apparently born in about 6 B.C. If so, from the time Jesus was 2 years old until his crucifixion in about 30 A.D., Herod Antipas governed Galilee (and Perea, where John the Baptist came from).
Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, ruled from 4 BCE to 39 CE over the Jewish provinces of Galilee and Parea. His official title was “tetrarch” (meaning “ruler of a fourth” of his father’s kingdom).
