Herod Antipas: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Antipas
Born	21 BCE
Died	39

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Map of the Roman client kingdoms in the Levant during the time of Herod the Great and his sons, showing territorial divisions among Archelaus, Antipas, and Philip with different colors. The map outlines Herod's kingdom boundaries, borders fixed by Augustus in 4 BCE, and other regional boundaries, with key cities, the Mediterranean Sea, Dead Sea, and Lake Tiberias labeled.

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John Hyrcanus I

king of Judaea

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Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness

St. John the Baptist

Jewish prophet and Christian saint

Engraved bust of Emperor Herod the Great with a thick beard and a braided headpiece, framed by a circular border inscribed with his name.

Herod

king of Judaea

Engraving by Boetius Adamsz. Bolswert showing Jesus, with a halo, speaking to Nicodemus by candlelight at a table with an open book between them.

Nicodemus

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Herod Agrippa I

Herod Agrippa I

king of Judaea

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Hezekiah

king of Judah

Salome

Salome

stepdaughter of Herod Antipas

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Herod Agrippa II

king of Chalcis

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Zedekiah

king of Judah

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John Hyrcanus II

king of Judaea

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Philip

king of Judaea

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Herod Archelaus

king of Judaea

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Judas Maccabeus

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Manasseh

king of Judah

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Jonathan Maccabeus

Jewish general

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Aristobulus II

king of Judaea

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Mattathias

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Aristobulus I

king of Judaea