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Salome with John the Baptist's head, by Charles Mellin (1597–1649) Salome (/ s ə ˈ l oʊ m i /; Hebrew: שְלוֹמִית, romanized: Shlomit, related to שָׁלוֹם, Shalom "peace"; Greek: Σαλώμη), also known as Salome III, was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II (son of Herod the Great) and princess Herodias.
Jan 4, 2022 · There are two women named Salome in the Bible, but only one is mentioned by that name. One Salome was righteous; the other unrighteous. The righteous Salome was the wife of Zebedee (Matthew 27:56), the mother of the disciples James and John, and a female follower of Jesus.
May 16, 2024 · Salome (flourished 1st century ce) was, according to the Jewish historian Josephus, the daughter of Herodias and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, tetrarch (ruler appointed by Rome) of Galilee, a region in Palestine.
Jun 7, 2021 · She is often described as a loose woman, arousing men with her dancing and willfully bringing John’s downfall. Oscar Wilde’s 1891 play Salome gave a particularly sensual take on her character, describing her as trying to seduce John the Baptist, being rejected, and then bringing about his doom.
This Q&A explores what happened to the individuals known as Herodias and Salome in the New Testament. Salome was the daughter of Herodias.
Eastern Orthodox icon of the two Marys and Salome at the Tomb of Jesus (Kizhi, 18th century). Crucifixion, from the Buhl Altarpiece, 1490s. Salome is one of the two leftmost women with a halo. In the New Testament, Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings.
Jan 14, 2020 · The historical account of Salome is included in Jewish Antiquities, book 18, chapters 4 and 5, by Flavius Josephus. The story in the Christian scripture, Mark 6:17-29 and Matthew 14:3-11, is identified with this historical account, though the name of the dancer is not mentioned in the New Testament.
Who is Salome, the daughter of Herodias? Salome is the daughter of Herodias, the wife of King Herod. She is unnamed in the biblical text but named by Josephus in the Jewish Antiquities (18.5.4).
Salome. SALOME sə lō’ mǐ ( Σαλώμη, G4897, peaceful). 1. One of the women who followed Jesus in Galilee and ministered to Him ( Mark 15:40, 41 ). A comparison between Matthew 27:56 and Mark 15:40; 16:1, 2 identifies her as the wife of Zebedee, and therefore mother of James and John.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SALOME. sa-lo'-me (Salome): (1) One of the holy women who companied with Jesus in Galilee, and ministered to Him ( Mark 15:40, 41 ). She was present at the crucifixion ( Mark 15:40 ), and was among those who came to the tomb of Jesus on the resurrection morning ( Mark 16:1, 2 ).
