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The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a myth recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.
Dec 26, 2012 · On Dec. 28, the Church commemorates the slaughter of the holy innocents. These are the baby boys in Bethlehem that Herod the Great had slaughtered in an attempt to kill the Baby Jesus. But many...
New King James Version. Massacre of the Innocents. 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. 17 Then ...
Dec 21, 2022 · Remember the Murdered Babies of Bethlehem at Christmas. Herod’s massacre of the innocents in Matthew 2 challenges us to participate in the “groans” of God’s world. Vinoth Ramachandra ...
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Dec 26, 2019 · Is the Massacre of the Holy Innocents Historical? The evidence does not point toward Matthew's birth narrative as a merely allegorical account
Sep 18, 2009 · The massacre of the innocents. If the soothsayers of the time were correct, the birth of a new King of the Jews was imminent and threatened Herod's position. In the massacre of newborn babies of ...
Dec 28, 2022 · Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 28, 2022 / 09:35 am. The Holy Innocents did not know Jesus, but they died in his place. Dec. 28 marks the feast of these baby boys who are, today, recognized as the ...
