* 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 I ( c. 10 BC – AD 44 ), client king of Judaea, called " King Herod " or " Herod " in Acts 12 of the New Testament

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.

* 4 BC – Herod Philip II, tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis

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

* Philip the Tetrarch ( 4 BC – AD 34 ), sometimes called Herod Philip II, tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis

Aristobulus III ( 53 BC – 36 BC ) was the last scion of the Hasmonean royal house, brother of Herod the Great's wife Mariamne, and paternal grandson of Aristobulus II.

Herod the Great becomes king of Judea and Ananelus is installed as High Priest, both positions seized from Antigonus II Mattathias after a five-month siege.

At the death of the latter ( 4 BC ) one portion of it was annexed to the tetrarchy of his son Herod Philip II, and the remainder bestowed upon that Lysanias who is named by Luke ( iii.

Following Tiberius ' death and the ascension of Agrippa's friend Caligula, Agrippa was set free and made governor first of the territories of Batanaea and Trachonitis that his cousin Herod II had held, then of the tetrarchy of Lysanias, with the title of " king ".

Agrippa II ( born AD 27 / 28 ), son of Agrippa I, and like him originally named Marcus Julius Agrippa, was the seventh and last king of the family of Herod the Great, thus last of the Herodians.

He is sometimes also called Herod Agrippa II.

pl: Herod Agryppa II

Antipatris, one of two places known as Tel Afek (), was a city built by Herod the Great, and named in honour of his father, Antipater II of Judea.

Tertullus before Antonius Felix makes the first recorded use of the plural " Nazarenes " ( the plural form of the Iesous ho Nazoraios " Jesus of Nazareth ") to refer to Christians, though the use of the term " Christians " is already used at Antioch, and, somewhat ironically, by Herod Agrippa II in the next trial of Paul before Porcius Festus.

She was the daughter of King Herod Agrippa I and a sister of King Herod Agrippa II.

After a number of failed marriages throughout the 40s, she spent much of the remainder of her life at the court of her brother Herod Agrippa II, amidst rumors the two were carrying on an incestuous relationship.

The finds confirms the description by historian Josephus Flavius, which state that constructions were finished only during the reign of King Agrippa II, Herod ’ s great-grandson.

* Herod II, aka Herod Philip I, son of Herod the Great and husband of Herodias

* Philip the Tetrarch ( aka Herod Philip II, son of Herod the Great and ruler of Ituraea and Trachonitis

The context of this reference is the 36 AD defeat of Herod Antipas in his conflict with Aretas IV of Nabatea, which the Jews of the time attributed to misfortune brought about by Herod's unjust execution of John.

However, according to other historical accounts Machaerus was rebuilt by Herod the Great around 30 AD and then passed to Herod Antipas.

The 36 AD date of the conflict with Aretas IV mentioned by Josephus is, however, consistent ( and shortly after ) the approximate date of the marriage of Herod Antipas and Herodias estimated by other historical methods.

Josephus stated ( Antiquities 18. 5. 2 ) that the AD 36 defeat of Herod Antipas in the conflicts with Aretas IV of Nabatea was widely considered by the Jews of the time as misfortune brought about by Herod's unjust execution of John the Baptist.

* Herod Archelaus, ethnarch of Samaria ( Judea ) ( d. AD 18 )

AD 40 ), tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea, who ( called " Herod the Tetrarch " or " Herod " in the New Testament up to Acts 4: 27 ) was described therein as ordering John the Baptist's death and as mocking Jesus

* Herod of Chalcis, also known as Herod III, king of Chalcis ( AD 41 – 48 )

R. T. France argues for plausibility on the grounds, inter alia, that “ the murder of a few infants in a small village not on a scale to match the more spectacular assassinations recorded by Josephus ”; Schnackenburg follows this line also, and Gordon Franz points to Josephus ' failure to mention other pivotal events in the first century AD, such as " the episode of the golden Roman shields in Jerusalem which was the cause of the bad blood between Herod Antipas and Pontus ( sic ) Pilate ".

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.