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  Into His Own - Galilee Under Antipas
Herod (Antipas) and Philip were each taking control of the tetrarchy he had received.
The fact that Antipas named Beth Haram "Julias" indicates that it was dedicated early in the reign of her son, Tiberius, whom she dominated.
Since the tetrarch Herod (Antipas) was advancing as a great friend of Tiberius, he had a city, named Tiberias after him, constructed, locating it in one of the best places in Galilee on Lake Gennesareth.
virtualreligion.net /iho/antipas.html   (1334 words)

  
 Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas -a nickname derived from Antipatros- was the son of the Jewish king
Flavius Josephus writes that Herod Antipas' subjects were convinced that the war with Aretas that broke out in 36, and the Arabian successes during this war, were a divine punishment (text).
The author of the Gospel, however, offers a different explanation: Antipas' daughter Salome had been dancing in public, much to the delight of her father, who asked her to ask a present, and was shocked to learn that she demanded the head of the Baptist.
www.livius.org /he-hg/herodians/herod_antipas.html   (482 words)

  
  Petro's Log: History of Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas was the son of Herod the Great (whom we met in the Christmas story) and Malthake.
Antipas found himself at war with the king and was saved only with the help of Rome.
This is the Herod that Jesus called "that fox".
www.billpetro.com /blog/2007/03/history-of-herod-antipas.html   (358 words)

  
  Herod Antipas - LoveToKnow 1911
HEROD ANTIPAS, son of Herod the Great by the Samaritan Malthace, and full brother of Archelaus, received as his share of his father's dominions the provinces of Galilee and Peraea, with the title of tetrarch.
He was married first of all to a daughter of Aretas, the Arabian king; but, making the acquaintance of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip (not the tetrarch), during a visit to Rome, he was fascinated by her and arranged to marry her.
Antipas was deprived of his dominions and banished to Lyons, Herodias voluntarily sharing his exile.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Herod_Antipas   (334 words)

  
 Herod: Christian Resource Centre (Bermuda)!
Herod's family life was full of tragedies, and was soiled with the blood of his closest relatives, including three of his own sons and one of his ten wives.
Although Herod was a *Hellenist in heart and practice, and surrounded himself by Hellenistic counsellors, he was prudent enough to refrain from suppressing or openly defying the Jewish religion as Antiochus IV had done in the preceding century.
Herod Antipas is mentioned in the NT in connection with the imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist (Mt 14:3-12).
www.nisbett.com /people/bp-herod.htm   (3465 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas (born 20 BC) was an ancient leader (Tetrarch) of Galilee and Peraea.
A son of Herod the Great and Malthace, who was from Samaria, Herod Antipas became Tetrarch in 4 BC upon the death of his father.
Herod Antipas was exiled by the Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar Caligula to Lyons, in Gaul in 39 A.D. according to Josephus (Antiquities) who says, however, in the Jewish Wars (II, ix, 6) "So Herod died in Spain whither his wife had followed him".
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Herod_Antipas   (588 words)

  
 Antipas
Herod Antipas was tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea during the time of Christ's life on earth (Luke 23:7).
Herod Antipas was a frivolous and vain man, and was guilty of many infamous crimes (Mark 8:15; Luke 3:19; 13:31,32).
However, the name Antipas insofar as it is significant to this index is centered upon the Antipas cited in the book of Revelation as a "faithful martyr." It is in the spirit of this Antipas that Antipas Ministries has chosen its name.
www.antipasministries.com /encyclopedia/antipas.htm   (332 words)

  
 The Four Herods
Herod finally prevailed, winning the favor of Rome through his battles with Parthia, and in 30 B.C. Octavian (Caesar Augustus) granted him his rule over Jerusalem until his death in 4 B.C. HEROD THE GREAT was not considered so great by the Jews for two reasons.
HEROD ANTIPAS, the son of Herod the Great, was referred to by Christ as “that fox,” a reference to the subtlety and cunning that enabled Antipas to retain power as ruler of Galilee through all kinds of difficult situations.
Herod Antipas died in 39 A.D. HEROD AGRIPPA, the grandson of Herod the Great, was brought up in Rome where he became a favorite of the emperor Caligula.
thehighwaytoheaven.com /4herods.htm   (2069 words)

  
 Herod - Encyclopedia.com
Herod married ten times, and the various families in the palace intrigued against each other continually.
Herod Antipas repudiated his wife, daughter of Aretas, to marry his niece Herodias, wife of his half brother Herod Philip, whom she divorced to marry Herod Antipas.
The WORD Herod the tetrarch is Herod Antipas, the son of Herod...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Herod.html   (1624 words)

  
 Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great by the Samaritan Malthace, and full brother of Archelaus, received as his share of his father's dominions the provinces of Galilee and Peraea, with the title of tetrarch.
He was married first of all to a daughter of Aretas, the Arabian king; but, making the acquaintance of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip (not the tetrarch), during a visit to Rome, he was fascinated by her and arranged to marry her.
Antipas was deprived of his dominions and banished to Lyons, Herodias voluntarily sharing his exile.
www.nndb.com /people/901/000103592   (350 words)

  
 Herod - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The last days of Herod were embittered by endless court intrigues and conspiracies, by an almost insane suspicion on the part of the aged king, and by increasing indications of the restlessness of the nation.
Herod appears to have been deeply in love with Mariamne, the grandchild of Hyrcanus, in so far as he was capable of such a feeling, but his attitude toward the entire Asmonean family and his fixed determination to make an end of it changed whatever love Mariamne had for him into hatred.
Herod Agrippa II was the son of Herod Agrippa I and Cypros.
www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T4306   (5395 words)

  
 Herod Antipas
Herod was the meanest thing the world has ever seen, a courtier of the early empire.
Antipas was a son of Herod the Great who was too young when his father died to excite his jealousy and therefore survived him.
Herod Antipas had an eye for women much like his blood-thirsty father, Herod the Great, who had been married no less than ten times.
latter-rain.com /ltrain/heroda.htm   (653 words)

  
 Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas was known as the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea.
Herod Antipas is known in the New Testament story of John the Baptist.
And later Antipas went to Rome at the urging of his determined wife and demanded to Emperor Caligula that he be granted the title of king.
members.tripod.com /tmgardengal/herod_antipas.htm   (277 words)

  
 New Life Wesleyan Church - Paul's Citizenship
Herod Antipas was to rule Galilee and the east bank of the Jordan as a tetrarch; Philip was to be tetrarch of the Golan heights in the north-east; and Archelaus became the ethnarch ('national leader') of Samaria and Judaea.
Together with his half-brothers Philip and Herod Antipas, he was educated at Rome.
When his brother Herod Antipas tried to steal his realm, Caligula intervened: Antipas was exiled to Gaul and his realm, Galilee and Peraea, was given to Agrippa (39 AD).
webschoolsolutions.com /nlw/acts/supherod.htm   (741 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Herod
Herod was the name of many rulers mentioned in the N.T. and in history.
The death of Herod is important in its relation to the birth of Christ.
Antipas was a son of Herod the Great, after whose death he became ruler of Galilee.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07289c.htm   (2927 words)

  
 Herod Antipas
Herod the Great had four sons by multiple wives who took over portions of their father's kingdom.
Herod had imprisoned John for his boldness, but there was something about his conviction that demanded even Herod Antipas' respect.
"Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
www.simply-christians.com /development/antipasii2.html   (841 words)

  
 The Lives of the Herod Family Intertwine with the Life of Jesus and the Lives of His Apostles
Herod Antipater, the father of Herod the Great, is not mentioned in the New Testament, but ten of his descendants played major roles in the lives of Jesus and of the apostles.
Herod was deeply disturbed, because he had earned the title, King of the Jews, from the Romans, and he was planning that one of his sons would inherit the title from him.
Herod the Great ordered the slaughter of all boys under the age of two years, and Joseph took Mary and Jesus to Egypt for safety.
www.sundayschoollessons.com /herod.htm   (832 words)

  
 Uprisings after Herod
His change of plans had (Herod) Antipas, to whom he had previously left the kingship, appointed tetrarch of Galilee and Perea [ = Jordan].
Since Herod had 16 children by 8 of his 10 wives, Josephus' momentary confusion regarding his heirs' exact relationship is understandable.
Now at this time Herod's son Antipas also sailed to Rome to contest the kingship, buoyed up by Salome's promises supporting (his) rule.
virtualreligion.net /iho/uprising.html   (1603 words)

  
 Jonathan Reed on Excavating Jesus
The wealth flowing into Herod’s treasury and the coffers of his ruling elite funded the construction of a lavish urbanism at Caesarea, and the initial investment of the port paid dividends by realigning trade routes from the East through his kingdom and by tapping into the lucrative Mediterranean sea routes.
Herod’s son Antipas (4 BCE — 39 CE) inherited Galilee, but Caesar Augustus refused to give Herod’s title, King of the Jews, to Antipas, naming him instead a tetrarch, “ruler of a fourth.” One suspects, however, that he always hoped to become King of the Jews by Roman appointment.
The first coins Herod Antipas struck at Sepphoris and Tiberias show the tightrope he walked between trying to build a Jewish kingdom in the Roman world: they eschewed his image while containing appropriately Jewish symbols such as reeds, palm branches, and palm trees, but which were not necessarily foreign to the wider Graeco-Roman world.
www.bibleinterp.com /articles/excavating_Jesus.htm   (2330 words)

  
 In Herod's Footsteps
Herod Antipas, another son of Malthace, was given Galilee and Perea.
Herod Antipas' greatest project was the city of Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Ironically, her grandson, Herod Agrippa I, continued the Herod dynasty: He governed territory formerly belonging to Philip (the area north and east of the Sea of Galilee) from AD 37?41 and was king of Judea from AD 41?44.
community.gospelcom.net /Brix?pageID=3553   (2520 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Her mother was Berenice, a daughter of Herod's sister, the cunning Salome I, and of Costabarus, governor of Idumea.
Indeed, Antipas' and Herodias' union was considered a violation of Jewish Law of marriage and, according to the Gospels, was thus openly criticized by John the Baptist.
Some exegetes believe that Antipas' and Herodias' struggle with John the Baptist as told in the Gospels was some kind of a remembrance of the political and religious fight opposing the Israeli monarchs Achab and Jezebel to the prophet Elijah.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Herodias   (759 words)

  
 The Handbook of Biblical Numismatics
The most common coins of Herod Archelaus (4 BCE - 6 CE) are small prutahs featuring a bunch of grapes and a crested helmet with his name and title spelled out in Greek (#30), and a ship's prow and wreath with his name and title abbreviated.
The rare coins of Herod Antipas (4 BCE - 39 CE) generally feature an upright palm branch surrounded by the Greek inscription "Herod the Tetrarch." The name of the city - Tiberias (named by Antipas after the Roman Emperor Tiberius)- where the coins were minted, is contained within a wreath on the reverse.
The coins of Herod Philip II (4 BCE - 34 CE) are generally of middle bronze size, depicting a portrait of the Roman Emperor on the obverse and the facade of a tetrastyle (four columns) temple on the reverse; they are all dated according to the Emperor's regnal year.
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 Herod's sons-Jerusalem through Coins
Herod Antipas was given the Galilee to rule with the title "ethnarch." Herod Antipas was the Herod who ordered the execution of John the Baptist after his daughter, Salome, made this request after pleasing Herod with a dance.
Herod Antipas, 4 BCE to 39 CE 4 BCE to 40 CE AE 19.
Herod Phillip ruled the northeastern section of his father's kingdom and had the smallest area which was centered in Caesarera.
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 Herod's Family
Herod Antipas, another son of Malthace, was given Galilee and Perea.
Herod Antipas' greatest project was the city of Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Ironically, her grandson, Herod Agrippa l, continued the Herod dynasty: He governed territory formerly belonging to Philip (the area north and east of the Sea of Galilee) from AD 37?41 and was king of Judea from AD 41?44.
www.followtherabbi.com /Brix?pageID=2746   (2525 words)

  
 from jesus to christ: a portrait of jesus' world: jews and the roman empire
One son, Herod Antipas, took the northern territories of the Galilee and those on the east side of the Jordan River.
Herod the Great was probably one of the greatest kings of the post-Biblical period in Israel, but you wouldn't want your daughter to date him.
Herod was a successful client king, which meant that as long as he paid tribute to Rome and was on the correct side of any kind of Roman fracas, he protected the political independence and liberty of Jews in Israel.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/portrait/jews.html   (4959 words)

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