* 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.

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

* 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.

* 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

at: 37 shift: 15 ,- 5 text: Herod the Great victorious, rules 37 BCE – 4 CE

* Gene Hackman as John Herod: Herod rules over the town from his mansion in its center ; his mercenaries enforce his will, posing as the town's " Councilors ".

In addition to restoration of the Temple, its courtyards, and porticoes, Herod also built Antonia Fortress abutting the northwestern corner of the Temple Mount, and a rainwater reservoir, Birket Israel, in the northeast.

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

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.

The city came to be ruled by the Hasmoneans, following the success of the Maccabean Revolt, and remained such until the Roman influence over the area brought Herod to claim the Hasmenean throne of Judea.

Herod was succeeded in Judea by his son, Archelus, who built an adjacent village in his name, Archelais, to house workers for his date plantation ( Khirbet al-Beiyudat ).

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there.

After Herod Agrippa's death in 44 A. D., when Judea reverted to direct Roman rule, Claudius gave procurators control over Judea.

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

* Herod the Great, king of Judea

* Herod Archelaus, ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, is deposed and banished to Vienne in Gaul.

* Herod the Great, Client king of Judea

** Herod the Great, client king of Judea ( b. 73 BC )

His sons, Herod Archelaus becomes the new ruler of Judea.

Herod (, Hordos, Greek:, Hērōdēs ), also known as Herod the Great ( born 73 or 74 BCE, died 4 BCE in Jericho ), was a Roman client king of Judea.

The Romans made Herod's son Herod Archelaus ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea ( biblical Edom ) from 4 BCE to 6 CE, referred to as the tetrarchy of Judea.

As a reward for his assistance, Claudius gave Agrippa dominion over Judea and Samaria, while the kingdom of Chalcis in Lebanon was at his request given to his brother Herod.

Six years later Hyrcanus was deprived of the remainder of political authority and ultimate jurisdiction was given to the Proconsul of Syria, who ruled through Hyrcanus's Idumaean associate Antipater, and later Antipater's two sons Phasael ( military governor of Judea ) and Herod ( military governor of Galilee ).

She then fell in love with Herod Archelaus, another son of Herod the Great and Ethnarch of Judea.