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      • (ahr chih lay' uhss) Son and principal successor of Herod the Great (Matthew 2:22). When Herod died in 4 B.C., his sons Herod Antipas and Philip were named tetrarchs; but his son Archelaus was the principal successor.
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  2. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod—Archelaus succeeded to Judea, Samaria, and Idumea; but Augustus refused him the title of king till it should be seen how he conducted himself; giving him only the title of ethnarch [Josephus, Antiquities, 17.11,4].

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  3. ARCHELAUS. ar-ke-la'-us (Archelaos, Matthew 2:22): Son of Herod the Great by his wife Malthace. He succeeded on his father's death to the government of Judea, Samaria and Idumaea, but was deposed by the Romans for misgovernment in 6 AD. See HEROD.

  4. When Herod died in 4 B.C., his sons Herod Antipas and Philip were named tetrarchs; but his son Archelaus was the principal successor. Aware of the hostility of the Jews toward his family, Archelaus did not attempt to ascend the throne immediately. First, he tried to win the Jews over.

  5. At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: he was.

  6. Discover the meaning of Herod Archelaus in the Bible. Study the definition of Herod Archelaus with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.

  7. Herod Archelaus - Glossary - Bible Society. A son of Herod the Great, Archelaus ruled over Judea from around 4 BC to AD 6. He was deposed in AD 6 at the request of his own people, partially due to his divorce and marriage to his brother's widow and partially due to his brutality. After AD 6 Judea was ruled by a Roman procurator. Back to glossary.

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