* Death of Herod Agrippa I 44 ( 12: 20 – 25 )

Coin of Herod of Chalcis, showing him with his brother Herod Agrippa I | Agrippa of Judaea crowning Claudius.

Some historians, particularly Josephus, claim that Claudius was directed in his actions by the Judaean King Herod Agrippa.

Aiding him in his actions was his good friend, Herod Agrippa, who became governor of the territories of Batanaea and Trachonitis after Caligula became emperor in AD 37.

In AD 39, Agrippa accused Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, of planning a rebellion against Roman rule with the help of Parthia.

The Bible describes Jesus ' tomb as being outside the city wall, as was normal for burials across the ancient world, which were regarded as unclean, but the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is in the heart of Hadrian's city, well within the Old City walls, which were built by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1538 Some have claimed that the city had been much narrower in Jesus ' time, with the site then having been outside the walls ; since Herod Agrippa ( 41 – 44 ) is recorded by history as extending the city to the north ( beyond the present northern walls ), the required repositioning of the western wall is traditionally attributed to him as well.

He refers to the Sadducees, Jewish High Priests of the time, Pharisees and Essenes, the Herodian Temple, Quirinius ' census and the Zealots, and to such figures as Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, Agrippa I and Agrippa II, John the Baptist, James the brother of Jesus, and a centuries-long disputed reference to Jesus ( for more see Josephus on Jesus ).

Apparently John in common with the other Apostles remained some twelve years in this first field of labour, until the persecution of Herod Agrippa I led to the scattering of the Apostles through the various provinces of the Roman Empire ( cf.

* 44: Death of Herod Agrippa.

* Agrippa I, king of Judaea, successfully accuses Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, of conspiracy against Caligula.

* Herod Agrippa II rules the northeast of Judea.

According to tradition, John and the other Apostles remained some 12 years in this first field of labor, until the persecution of Herod Agrippa I led to the scattering of the Apostles through the various provinces of the Roman Empire.

2. 9. 1-4 ), Herod Agrippa I in his first year of reign over the whole Judea ( AD 41 ) killed James, son of Zebedee and arrested Peter, planning to kill him after the Passover.

* Herod Agrippa II ( AD 27 – 100 ), tetrarch of Chalcis who was described in Acts of the Apostles as " King Agrippa " before whom Paul of Tarsus defended himself

Immediately after the death of Tiberius ( 37 AD ), Caligula made over to Herod Agrippa, at that time a prisoner in Rome, the tetrarchy of Philip and the tetrarchy of Lysanias, while Claudius, upon his accession ( 41 ), not only confirmed the liberality of his predecessor towards Herod Agrippa, but added all that portion of Judaea and Samaria which had belonged to the kingdom of his grandfather Herod the Great, together ( says Josephus ) with Abila, which had appertained to Lysanias, and the adjoining region of Libanus.

Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the Holy Family sought in its flight from Judea: " When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod the Great, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt I called My Son " ( Matthew 2: 12 – 23 ).

In his Church History ( Book I, Chapter XI ) Eusebius discusses the Josephus reference to how Herod Antipas killed John the Baptist, and mentions the marriage to Herodias in items 1 to 6.

* Herod II ( c. 27 BC-33 AD ), sometimes called Herod Philip I, father of Salome

Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.

Coin minted by Herod Agrippa I.

Agrippa I, also known as Herod Agrippa or simply Herod ( 10 BC – 44 AD ), was a King of the Jews during the 1st century AD.

Coin of Herod of Chalcis, showing Herod of Chalcis with brother Agrippa I crowning Roman Emperor Claudius I.

" King Herod ", mentioned in the Bible's Acts of the Apostles, is identified by historians as the same person as King Agrippa I.

Further evidence is the identification of the ruler in Acts 12: 1 as " Herod the king ", since Agrippa I is the only Herod who would have had authority in Jerusalem at that time.

According to this passage, the execution of John was blamed for a defeat Herod suffered c. 36 CE.

* Herod the Great ( c. 74 – 4 BC ), client king of Judaea who rebuilt the Second Temple ( in Jerusalem ) into Herod's Temple

* Herod Archelaus ( 23 BC – c.

* Herod Antipas ( 20 BC – c.

* " The Feast of Herod " ( c. 1425 ) — Baptismal font, Baptistry of San Giovanni, Siena

It was only after they were executed ( c. 7 BCE ), and Herod's oldest son Antipater was convicted of trying to poison his father ( 5 BCE ), that the now elderly Herod fell back on his youngest son Antipas, revising his will to make him heir.

* Salome ( daughter of Herod the Great ), ( c. early 1st century CE )

The 82 cm x 65 cm limestone block, was found in 1961 in an excavation of an ancient theater ( built by decree of Herod the Great c. 30 BC ), called Caesarea Maritima in the present-day city of Caesarea-on-the-Sea ( also called Maritima ).

This however resulted in that year not corresponding with the lifetimes of historical figures reputed to be alive, or otherwise mentioned in connection with the Christian incarnation, e. g. Herod the Great or Quirinius.

Aegina appears to have belonged to the Eretrian league during the Lelantine War ; hence, perhaps, we may explain the war with Samos, a leading member of the rival Chalcidian league in the reign of King Amphicrates ( Herod.

Herod.

It was to Aegina rather than Athens that the prize of valour at Salamis was awarded, and the destruction of the Persian fleet appears to have been as much the work of the Aeginetan contingent as of the Athenian ( Herod.

Herod Antipas confessed and Caligula exiled him.

It was one of the world's first health resorts ( for Herod the Great ), and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers.

King Herod the Great built or rebuilt several fortresses and palaces on the western bank of the Dead Sea.

The most famous was Masada, where, in 70-73 CE, a small group of Jewish zealots held out against the might of the Roman legion, and Machaerus where, according to Josephus, John the Baptist was imprisoned by Herod Antipas and died.

Gentile government was strengthened by the city's refoundation under Herod the Great ( r. 37 – 4 BC ), when it had taken on the name of Augustus Caesar.

In John, Jesus and his disciples go to Judea early in Jesus ' ministry when John has not yet been imprisoned and executed by Herod.

Herod the Great considerably enlarged the temple ( see Herod's Temple ), making it one of the largest religious structures in the world.

In 40 – 39, Herod the Great was appointed King of the Jews by the Roman Senate, and in 6 CE the last ethnarch of Judea was deposed by the emperor Augustus and his territories were combined with Idumea and Samaria and annexed as Iudaea Province under direct Roman administration.

In Demonstration ( 74 ) Irenaeus reinforced his view that Jesus was at least 45 with the statement " For Herod the king of the Jews and Pontius Pilate, the governor of Claudius Caesar, came together and condemned Him to be crucified.

John the Baptist | The Baptist scolds Herod Antipas | Herod.

In the Antiquities of the Jews ( Book 18, Chapter 5, 2 ) Josephus refers to the imprisonment and death of John the Baptist by order of Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee and Perea.