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Herod Agrippa II (Hebrew: אגריפס; AD 27/28 – c. 92 or 100), officially named Marcus Julius Agrippa and sometimes shortened to Agrippa, was the last ruler from the Herodian dynasty, reigning over territories outside of Judea as a Roman client.
Mar 12, 2024 · Herod Agrippa II (born 27 ce —died c. 93) was the king of Chalcis in southern Lebanon from 50 ce and tetrarch of Batanaea and Trachonitis in south Syria from 53 ce, who unsuccessfully mediated with the rebels in the First Jewish Revolt (66–70 ce ). He was a great-grandson of Herod I the Great.
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Feb 7, 2020 · Herod Agrippa II (king of Chalcis, later Tetrarch of Batanaea and Trachonitis, ca. AD 50-93) – Agrippa II, the great-grandson of Herod the Great, was the ruler before whom the Apostle Paul made his defense in Acts 25-26.
Jan 4, 2022 · Herod Agrippa II is the one who heard Paul’s defense of the gospel and famously rejected Paul’s appeal to be saved. The godfather of the Herod clan was Herod the Great, the king when Jesus was born and one who tried to have Him killed ( Matthew 2 ). Herod Antipas ruled during the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus.
Nov 2, 2023 · King Herod Agrippa II (r. 50–c. 93 C.E.) was appointed by Festus to hear Paul’s defense. Antonius Felix, Roman procurator of Judea (r. 52–c. 59 C.E.), Paul’s first judge, left him in prison for two years until new procurator Porcius Festus (r. c. 60–62 C.E.) became the second judge, and Paul appealed to Caesar.
Agrippa II (b. 27/28 C.E. ), was a Roman client king who sided with Rome against his Jewish countrymen during the First Jewish War of 66-73. The son of Agrippa I, he was the seventh and last king of the family of Herod the Great. Agrippa II's full name, like that of his father, was Marcus Julius Agrippa.
