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Philip the Tetrarch (c. 26 BCE. - 34 CE), sometimes called Herod Philip II by modern writers (see "Naming convention"), son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife, Cleopatra of Jerusalem, ruled over the northeast part of his father's kingdom between 4 BCE and 34 CE.
Apr 2, 2024 · Philip (born 20 bce —died 34 ce) was the son of Herod I the Great and Cleopatra of Jerusalem (not to be confused with another Herod Philip, son of Herod I the Great by Mariamne II). He ruled ably as tetrarch over the former northeastern quarter of his father’s kingdom of Judaea.
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Phillip the Tetrarch was son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife, Cleopatra of Jerusalem. He was the half-brother of Herod Antipas and Herod Archelaus. He lived from about 4 BC to about AD 34, during the time of Jesus and Pontius Pilate.
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Nov 2, 2023 · Herod Philip, uncle and first husband of Herodias, was not a ruler. Herodias left Herod Philip to marry his half-brother Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee & Perea. John the Baptist rebuked Antipas for marrying Herodias, his brother’s wife, while his brother was still alive—against the law of Moses.
The Herodian tetrarchy was a regional division of a client state of Rome, formed following the death of Herod the Great in 4 BCE. The latter's client kingdom was divided between his sister Salome I and his sons Herod Archelaus, Herod Antipas, and Philip.
Philip is a name borne by several biblical characters, such as Herod the Great's son, one of the Twelve, and a tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis. Learn more about their backgrounds, roles, and dates in this overview by Oxford Reference.
Philip was the son of Herod the Great and his wife Cleopatra, and the tetrarch of the outlying parts of his kingdom in the northeast of Syria. He ruled from 4 BCE to 34 CE, and had Greek and Roman subjects, as well as Jewish subjects. He was a person of moderation and quietness, according to Flavius Josephus.
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