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Philip the Tetrarch (c. 26 BCE 3 4 CE), sometimes called Herod Philip II by modern writers (see "Naming convention"), son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife, Cleopatra of Jerusalem, ruled over the northeast part of his father's kingdom between 4 BCE and 34 CE.
Philip (born 20 bce —died 34 ce) was the son of Herod I the Great and Cleopatra of Jerusalem (not to be confused with another Herod Philip, son of Herod I the Great by Mariamne II). He ruled ably as tetrarch over the former northeastern quarter of his father’s kingdom of Judaea.
Philip: The Brother of Herod Antipas and the Husband of Herodias . Jump to: Nave's • Library • Subtopics • Resources. Nave's Topical Index. Matthew 14:3. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. Nave's Topical Index. Mark 6:17.
Jan 4, 2022 · Phillip was the name of two of King Herod the Great’s sons by different wives ( Luke 3:1 and Matthew 14:3 ). The other two Philips in the Bible were servants of Christ and instrumental in the early church: Philip the disciple and apostle of Christ, and Philip the evangelist.
tetrarch, in Greco-Roman antiquity, the ruler of a principality; originally the ruler of one-quarter of a region or province. The term was first used to denote the governor of any of the four tetrarchies into which Philip II of Macedon divided Thessaly in 342 bc —namely, Thessaliotis
1. The Tetrarch, a son of Herod the Great, by his wife Cleopatra. In the division of Herod's kingdom, he was made tetrarch of Batanea, Trachonitis, and Auranitis, Luke 3:1. See HEROD 1. From him the city of Caesarea Philippi took its name. 2. Herod Philip, another son of Herod the Great by Mariamne the daughter of Simon, not his favorite Mariamne.
Feb 23, 2024 · King Herod Philip, also known as Philip the Tetrarch, is a prominent biblical figure mentioned in the New Testament. His rule over Iturea and Trachonitis was marked by attempts to secure power and please both the Romans and the Jewish people.
