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Also Known As Herod Philip ā€¢ Philip the Tetrarch
Born 20 BCE
Died 34
Notable Family Members father Herod
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
Herod Agrippa I
Herod Agrippa I
king of Judaea
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Herod Agrippa II
king of Chalcis
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John Hyrcanus II
king of Judaea
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John Hyrcanus I
king of Judaea
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Herod Archelaus
king of Judaea
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Manasseh
king of Judah
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Aristobulus II
king of Judaea
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Aristobulus I
king of Judaea
Painting of Pontius Pilate washing his hands, wearing ornate robes and a turban, as an attendant pours water over his hands into a silver dish, with two figures in the shadowed background.
Pontius Pilate
governor of Judaea
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Aristobulus Of Paneas
Jewish philosopher
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Jason
Hebrew priest
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Zerubbabel
governor of Judaea
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Antipater
Idumaean governor of Judaea
Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness
St. John the Baptist
Jewish prophet and Christian saint
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
biblical figure
Roman client kingdoms during the time of Herod the Great and his sons
Herod Antipas
ruler of Galilee
Amos
Amos
Hebrew prophet
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Hezekiah
king of Judah
Salome
Salome
stepdaughter of Herod Antipas

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