While the gospels present this as a consequence of the marriage of Herod Antipas and Herodias in defiance of Jewish law ( as in Matthew 14: 4, Mark 6: 18 ) Josephus refers to it as a pre-emptive measure by Herod to quell a possible uprising.

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.

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.

However, although both the gospels and Josephus refer to Herod Antipas killing John the Baptist, they differ on the details and motives, e. g. whether this act was a consequence of the marriage of Herod Antipas and Herodias ( as indicated in Matthew 14: 4, Mark 6: 18 ), or a pre-emptive measure by Herod which possibly took place before the marriage to quell a possible uprising based on the remarks of John, as Josephus suggests in Antiquities 18. 5. 2.

In the Gospel accounts of John's death, Herod has John imprisoned for denouncing his incestuous marriage, and later executes John by beheading.

So it may have been that Herod wanted John arrested because he was a political threat, and John's condemnations of Herod's marriage was " the final straw ".

However, a public outcry was brewing among the London populace who saw a sinister irony in the parallels between the conviction of Fisher and that of his patronal namesake, Saint John the Baptist, who was executed by King Herod Antipas for challenging the validity of Herod's marriage to his brother's divorcée Herodias.

* Second marriage to Glaphyra, a princess of Cappadocia, and widow of Alexander, son of Herod the Great.

* Daughter-in-law of Herod the Great, twice: once by marriage to his son, Herod II, and again by marriage to another son, Herod Antipas.

This marriage led to opposition from Antipater III, Herod the Great's eldest son, and so Herod demoted Herod II to second in line to the succession.

Most modern scholars also view Josephus ' account ( in Antiquities 18. 5. 2 ) of the execution of John the Baptist by Herod Antipas, and the marriage of Herod and Herodias to be authentic.

Given that John the Baptist was executed before the defeat of Herod by Aretas IV of Nabatea in the AD 36, and based on the scholarly estimates for the approximate date of the marriage of Herod Antipas and Herodias AD 28-35, Josephus establishes a key connection between the time frame of the ministry of Jesus and his execution.

According to ten verses of, John was imprisoned for criticizing King Herod Antipas's marriage to Herodias, the former wife of Antipas ' " brother " Herod Philip I. Herod offered his niece a reward of her choice for performing a dance on his birthday.

According to Mark's gospel Herodias bore a grudge against John for stating that Herod's marriage to her was unlawful ; she encouraged Salome to demand that John be executed.

Diverse approaches have been used to estimate the chronology of Jesus, ranging from the comparison of the accounts in the Christian gospels with Roman and Jewish sources regarding facts such as the marriage of Herodias and separately the Jerusalem Temple, to correlation with the well established chronology of Paul of Tarsus, to astronomical analysis based on an approach first suggested by Isaac Newton.

Even the knowledge that she was losing another boy, as a mother always does when a marriage is made, did not prevent her from having the first carefree, dreamless sleep that she had known since they dropped down the canyon and into Bear Valley, way, way back there when they were crossing those other mountains.

It is therefore not surprising that they resist the lure of marriage and the trap of domesticity, for like cats they are determined not to tame their sexual energy.

I wanted to grab her by the arm and beg her to wait, to consider, to know for certain because life is so long and marriage is so important.

It is not a medieval mental quirk or an attitude `` unnourished by sense '' to believe that husbands and wives should not be subjected to such a risk, or that such a possibility should not be permitted to endanger the confidentiality of the marriage relationship.

While it is easy enough to ridicule Hawkins' pronouncement in Pleas Of The Crown from a metaphysical point of view, the concept of the `` oneness '' of a married couple may reflect an abiding belief that the communion between husband and wife is such that their actions are not always to be regarded by the criminal law as if there were no marriage.

One of these is the solidarity and the confidential relationship of marriage.

He is confronted with the recurrent crises, such as great natural catastrophes and the great transitions of life -- marriage, incurable disease, widowhood, old age, the certainty of death.

Thus, the writer decided to hold one experimental section of the functional preparation for marriage course in the spring semester of 1960 exclusively for persons already married -- that is, prerequisite: `` marriage ''.

One might digress at this point and speculate that if it is `` wise '' to create special sections for special status, then why not a special section for women pregnant before marriage, and one for 44-year-old men with teenage children, and so on.

But few who have experienced marriage can dispute the fact that the focus of interpersonal relationships is different in marriage than in a pre-marital situation.

If the early approaches are wise, understanding and patient, the satisfactions of marital fulfillment will probably be discovered before the marriage is much older.

In tradition and in poetry, the marriage bed is a place of unity and harmony.

In a growing number of American homes, marriage counselors report, the wife is taking a commanding role in sexual relationships.

`` It reflects what is going on in other areas of the marriage and in society itself.

More typical is the case of a suburban Long Island housewife described by a marriage counselor.

The wife is likely to be young, sophisticated, smart as a whip -- often a girl who has sacrificed a promising career for marriage.

Other experts say, however, that if sexual domination by one or the other partner exists for longer than a brief period, it is likely to shake the marriage.

Denouncing the view that the sexual union is an end in itself, the Conference declared: `` We steadfastly uphold what must always be regarded as the governing considerations of Christian marriage.

One is the primary purpose for which marriage exists, namely, the continuance of the race through the gift and heritage of children ; ;

Another marriage of note is that of Jane McAlester and William Louis Pfau.

The explanation offered for her conduct is a misguided attempt to save her marriage to a neurotic husband left sterile as a result of an automobile accident.

In 1759, after an unhappy marriage to her music teacher James Abington, a royal trumpeter, she is mentioned in the bills as " Mrs Abington ".

Her scheduled marriage is mentioned in the text as the third union between Stilicho's family and the Theodosian dynasty, following those of Stilicho to Serena and Maria, their daughter, to Honorius.

In addition to Sir Walter Scott's The Monastery, a hand-fast marriage is mentioned in William Shakespeare's Cymbeline ( act I, scene vi ).

The characteristics they shared with many Merovingian female saints may be mentioned: Regenulfa of Incourt, a 7th-century virgin in French-speaking Brabant of the ancestral line of the dukes of Brabant fled from a proposal of marriage to live isolated in the forest, where a curative spring sprang forth at her touch ; Ermelindis of Meldert, a 6th-century virgin related to Pepin I, inhabited several isolated villas ; Begga of Andenne, the mother of Pepin II, founded seven churches in Andenne during her widowhood ; the purely legendary " Oda of Amay " was drawn into the Carolingian line by spurious genealogy in her 13th-century vita, which made her the mother of Arnulf, Bishop of Metz, but she has been identified with the historical Saint Chrodoara ; finally, the widely-venerated Gertrude of Nivelles, sister of Begga in the Carolingian ancestry, was abbess of a nunnery established by her mother.

It is probable that the Offa whose marriage with Modþryð, a lady of murderous disposition, is mentioned in Beowulf ( lines 1949 and 1957 ), is the same person.

Islam forbids intercourse outside of marriage ; however, maintaining celibacy as an act of piety is not mentioned, while marriage for all who are able is strongly encouraged.

In the second season episode " Follow That Still " and the sixth season episode " The Boars Nest Bears ", the marriage to and death of his wife is mentioned ; he also mentions marrying her in the first season episode " Luke's Love Story ".

The two were allegedly married in 1924 and lived together for several months, although this supposed marriage was never mentioned in later life by Crawford.

Although their marriage would last for over 40 years and produce 10 children, Longstreet never mentioned Louise in his memoirs and most anecdotes about their relationship came to historians through the writings of his second wife, Helen Dortch Longstreet.

According to the French ambassador, the marriage " was celebrated with a magnificence that it would be hard to surpass, by the side of which even the brilliant festivities that have preceded it are not to be mentioned.

In particular, she did not bear children, despite 12 years of marriage, and this is perhaps emphasised in her epitaph, whereby she is mentioned as having been kind to ' pregnant women '.

The ancient sources do not mention any military service or political career, if he was involved in any scandals, any marriage plans or any descendants, and if he survived to adulthood, it would have been mentioned.

Niobe's iconic tears were also mentioned in Hamlet's soliloquy ( Act 1, Scene 2 ), in which he contrasts his mother's grief over the dead King, Hamlet's father-" like Niobe, all tears "-to her unseemly hasty marriage to Claudius.

An aunt by marriage, Aunt Julia, the widow of Uncle Cuthbert, appears only in Extricating Young Gussie but is mentioned by Bertie occasionally.

Another aunt by marriage, Aunt Emily, Claude and Eustace's mother, is mentioned in The Inimitable Jeeves.

It is also mentioned that Neoptolemus gave Deidamia in marriage to his ally Helenus.

The year passes and it is assumed, if not mentioned, that Gwawl has heard of Rhiannon's pending marriage to Pwyll and has had sufficient time to create a plan so he can marry Rhiannon himself.

Emer is mentioned in Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt as " The Greatest Pisser " in how she came to win Cuchulain's hand for marriage.

Rigby was mentioned in a scene of the Halestorm Entertainment produced movie, The R. M., when Jared Phelps, played by actor Kirby Heyborne, reads his ex-girlfriend's marriage announcement and discovers that the groom is from the town and disbelievingly sputters the popular quote, " Kirby from Rigby likes to play frisbee?

* Sarah's marriage is mentioned in the Sue Townsend book The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole.

Female ejaculation is mentioned as normal in early 20th century ' marriage manuals ', such as TH Van de Velde's Ideal Marriage: Its Physiology and Technique ( 1926 ).

The marriage between Trujillo and Aminta Ledesma, not mentioned in later official biographies, ended in a divorce in 1925.