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Salome ( / səˈloʊmi /; Hebrew: שְלוֹמִית, romanized : Shlomit, related to שָׁלוֹם, Shalom "peace"; Greek: Σαλώμη ), [1] also known as Salome III, [2] [a] was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II (son of Herod the Great) and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great, and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas.
Apr 5, 2024 · Salome, daughter of Herodias and stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas. She was the immediate agent in the execution of John the Baptist, who had condemned her mother’s marriage to Herod. After she danced for Herod, he promised to grant her any wish.
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- What is Salome known for?Salome is known in the Christian Gospels for her role in the execution of John the Baptist. When Herod Antipas offered to fulfill a request after s...
- Who were Salome’s parents?Salome was the daughter of Herod Philip (son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra of Jerusalem) and of Herodias. She was the stepdaughter of Herod Anti...
- What was Salome’s legacy?Salome became a popular figure in art, especially during the Renaissance (such as in the work of Masolino da Panicale). She is also featured in the...
Matthew 14:3-10 reports that Herodias used her daughter to motivate her husband, Herod Antipas, to behead John the Baptist. For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
Aug 26, 2021 · Herodias uses her daughter—who is innocent of wrongdoing—to bring about the death of her enemy. Has someone ever used us to accomplish their selfish goals? What could we have done to avoid it? [Discover more about Herodias’s daughter in Matthew 14:6–14 and Mark 6:21–28 .]
The daughter of Aristobulus IV and his wife Berenice, Herodias was a full sister to Herod V (king of Chalkis), Herod Agrippa (king of Judea), Aristobulus Minor, and Mariamne III (wife of Crown Prince Antipater).
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Jan 4, 2022 · Salome was Herodias’s daughter through Philip. Thus, Salome was the daughter (and grandniece) of Philip and the step-daughter (and grandniece by marriage) of Herod; she was also both daughter and grandniece to her own mother. When Herodias came to live with Herod Antipas, Salome came with her.
Salome is the daughter of Herodias, the wife of King Herod. She is unnamed in the biblical text but named by Josephus in the Jewish Antiquities (18.5.4). Salome’s brief story is found in Mark 6:17–29 and Matt 14:3–12; both narratives begin by describing how John the Baptist has been seized by Herod for saying that Herod’s marriage to ...
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