What happened to Herodias and Salome? – Who were they? but Herodias, their sister, was married to Herod [Philip], the son of Herod the Great, who was born of Mariamne, the daughter of Simon the high priest, who had a daughter, Salome; after whose birth Herodias took upon her to confound the laws of our country, and divorce herself from her husband while he was alive, and was married to Herod
Herod’s Birthday Present - NeverThirsty In response, Herodias held a grudge, bitterness, or resentment against John She wanted someone to kill him Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so Mark 6:18 (NASB) But the next verse reveals that she pressured King Herod into taking John’s life, but she was unsuccessful
When did King Herod the Great reign and die? | NeverThirsty Length and Death of Herod the Great Most historians today depend upon the work of Emil Schurer who wrote in A D 1890 that Herod the Great died in 4 B C 3 He also provides a detailed, heavily footnoted seventeen pages accounting for the timeline of Herod the Great’s reigned from 37 B C to 4 B C 4 However, Finegan has provided a table similar to one developed by Schurer that shows Herod
How could John the Baptist return to life if he is not yet dead? For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip For John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her ” And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet
Finding Help In Time of Need - NeverThirsty Now notice the next words “in time ” The Greek word for “time” can be found in Mark 6:21 The occasion being described is a birthday party for Herod He has invited the lords, military commanders and leading men of Galilee His wife is called Herodias and she hates John the Baptist She wants John the Baptist dead Mark 6:21 states,
Is there secular evidence Herod killed babies under the age of two . . . Matthew 2:16 also reports he was a murderous man Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi
John the Baptists Testimony - NeverThirsty Apparently, Herod had also visited John in the wilderness According to Luke 3:19 John had reprimanded Herod on one occasion over the fact that Herod was living with Herodias, his brother’s wife Since it is doubtful that John would have been able to visit Herod at his royal palace, Herod must have come to him