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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").
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). By most standards, he was just an ordinary, local, Jewish ruler, but two incidents during his reign secured him a high place in the history books.
Herod Antipas: Jewish leader, ruler of Galilee and Peraea between 4 BCE and 39 CE. The division of Herod's kingdom. Herod Antipas - a nickname derived from Antipatros - was the son of the Jewish king Herod the Great and his wife Malthace; he was full brother of Archelaus and a half brother of Philip.
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. The younger son of herod the great and Malthace of Samaria. His education was at the imperial court in Rome. Herod's final will named him tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, and, despite a petition by Antipas to be made king of Judea instead of his older brother Archelaus, Augustus confirmed the will in 4 b.c.
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