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  2. Antipater I the Idumaean (113 or 114 BCE – 43 BCE) was the founder of the Herodian Dynasty and father of Herod the Great. According to Josephus, he was the son of Antipas and had formerly held that name.

  3. Antipater (died 43 bc) was the Idumaean founder of the Herodian dynasty in Palestine. Antipater gained power in Judaea by making himself useful to the Romans. In return for Antipater’s support, Caesar appointed him procurator of Judaea.

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  4. Antipater was a man of great influence and wealth who increased both by marrying the daughter of a noble from Petra (in southwestern Jordan), at that time the capital of the rising Arab Nabataean kingdom. Thus, Herod was of Arab origin, although he was a practicing Jew.

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  5. Antipater was a crafty and influential Idumean who served the Jewish rulers and the Roman generals in the first century B.C. He was the father of Herod I and the founder of the Herodian dynasty.

  6. Mar 2, 2015 · The article explores the role of Idumaean nobles, especially Antipater and his son Herod, in the Hasmonean kingdom. It focuses on their rivalry with Malichos, a possible Nabataean courtier, and their alliance with Rome.

  7. Herod the Great, the son of Antipater the Idumaean and Cypros (possibly of Nabataean descent), managed to escape to Rome. After convincing the Roman Senate of his sincere intentions in favor of Romans he eventually was announced as king of the Jews by the Roman Senate.

  8. Antipater I the Idumaean (113 or 114 BCE – 43 BCE) was the founder of the Herodian Dynasty and father of Herod the Great. According to Josephus, he was the son of Antipas and had formerly held that name.

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