Comments on: Herod the Great and the Herodian Family Tree

By: George koppers

George koppers — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 17:43:09 +0000

In reply to M.J. Hoeber. King Herod ruled until 1 BC not 4 BC Jesus was born in 3 BC look at the constellationd in 2 & 3 BC . YOU WILL BE WATCHING THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST PRAISE GOD

By: Jonathan van Dongen

Jonathan van Dongen — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:41:02 +0000

In reply to Peter Smith. tnx, so in what year did Herod Agrippa died from these worms? acts 12 20-23? tnx

By: Daniel Bisson

Daniel Bisson — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:17:16 +0000

1. Herod the Great: not only sought to kill the infant Jesus but also his harbinger, John: Malachi 3: ‘Behold I will send my messenger before me …’ — on learning this, Herod ordered infants aged up to two years old to be killed in Bethlehem and surrounds.

9. King Herod Agrippa I: did not kill James son of Zebedee, but James the Less — Acts 12:2 records his death ordered by Herod Agrippa I: ‘Herod killed by sword James brother of John’ (A.D. 44) — for wayward theologians, an unknown known. [‘That is to say, things that you think you know, that it turns out you did not.’ – Donald Rumsfeld.]
James is the son of John’s mother, they’re milk kin according to Hebrew lore.
Hence superscriptions on the earliest extant copies of the Epistle of James [Codex Corbeinsis; Widmanstadt; Tremellius etc] document James son of Zebedee as Author and ‘Bishop of Jerusalem’ (Arabic editions) — who died shortly before the sacking of Jerusalem in A.D.70. [Hegisippus]

By: M.J. Hoeber

M.J. Hoeber — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 22:04:37 +0000

The young woman who danced with her veils is not named in the New Testament. Matthew describes her only as “the daughter of Herodias.” The name “Salome” was given to her later, outside of Scripture, just as Mary Magdalene was in reality not a prostitute at all until wrongly pronounced as such by Pope Gregory in the sixth century CE. However, this may be a case of Herod the Great’s sister Salome, who might have still be alive at the time the girl danced, and who actually may have been the one who concocted or at least supported the scheme to have John the Baptist permanently removed from the scene– an interesting theory anyway. Though Herod the Great killed many of his relatives including three sons, his sister Salome remained unscathed; she was probably quite powerful at court. Another problem with the Herodians was that many of them carried the same names, so for early historians to mix them up is understandable.

By: Peter Smith

Peter Smith — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:38:10 +0000

Apart from the fact that Herod the Great died in 1BC, not 4BC, this is very helpful and very well displayed. I have been thinking that such a table is needed.
This makes it easier to notice certain things. Herod Antipas, his unlawful wife and niece Herodias, and his step-daughter and niece Salome were all involved in the murder of John the Baptist; three siblings – KIng Herod Agrippa !! and his sisters Berenice and Drusilla – were all involved in the interrogation of the Apostle Paul at Caesarea, yet remained unrepentant.
There is one note missing – Herod Agrippa I suffered an agonising death after accepting blasphemous praise (Acts 12.20-23) – an event confirmed by the Jewish historian Josephus.