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  2. Feb 10, 2024 · In Matthew and Mark, Herod Antipas is ambivalent with regard to Jesus. Both gospels quote Herod Antipas as saying, after he has had John the Baptist executed, that Jesus is actually John resurrected (Matthew 14:1–2; Mark 6:14–16).

  3. In Matthew and Mark, Herod Antipas is ambivalent with regard to Jesus. Both gospels quote Herod Antipas as saying, after he has had John the Baptist executed, that Jesus is actually John resurrected ( Matthew 14:1–2; Mark 6:14–16 ).

  4. Apr 22, 2024 · The marriage offended his former father-in-law and alienated his Jewish subjects. According to Mark 6 and the parallel accounts in Matthew 14 and Luke 3, when John the Baptist, one of his subjects, reproached Herod for this marriage, Herodias goaded her husband into imprisoning him.

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    Herod was appointed tetrarch of Galilee and Perea by the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. Tetrarch was a title given to a ruler of one-fourth of a kingdom. Herod is sometimes called King Herod in the New Testament. He restored the city of Sepphoris, only three miles from Nazareth. Some scholars speculate that Joseph, Jesus' foster father, may have wo...

    Herod was morally weak. He married Herodias, the ex-wife of his half-brother Philip. When John the Baptist criticized Herod for this, Herod threw John in prison. Then, Herod gave in to the plot of Herodias and her daughter and had John beheaded (Matthew 14:6-11). However, the Jewish people loved John the Baptist and considered him a prophet. John's...

    Doing evil to improve our status can have eternal consequences. We will often be faced with the choice of doing the right thing or doing the wrong thing to gain the favor of someone powerful. Herod chose the latter, leading to the death of the Son of God.

    Herod's hometown in Israel is not recorded, but we do know that his father had him educated in Rome.

    Matthew 14:8-12On Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist." The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that...

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  5. 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 , although he never actually held the title of king. [3]

  6. 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.

  7. May 17, 2021 · No direct confrontations between Herod Antipas and Jesus occurred before the time Jesus was subjected to the trials preceding His crucifixion. All incidences before then were reports from...