Herod/Herodes
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3 days ago · Herod I [2] [3] [a] or Herod the Great ( c. 72 BCE – c. 4 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian Kingdom of Judea. [4] [5] [6] He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea.
Jun 24, 2024 · During the Roman conquest, Pompey entered (63 bce) the Holy of Holies but left the Temple intact. In 54 bce, however, Crassus plundered the Temple treasury. Of major importance was the rebuilding of the Second Temple begun by Herod the Great, king (37 bce –4 ce) of Judaea.
Jun 20, 2024 · Herod the Great was an ambitious and ruthless ruler who set himself in opposition to the King of kings and Lord of lords. Throughout history and the scriptural record, we see the Herod family following in the footsteps of their father in opposing Christ.
3 days ago · A clash with Jewish nationalism was averted for a while by the political skill of a remarkable family whose most illustrious member was Herod the Great. Herod was of Edomite descent, though of Jewish faith, and was allied through his mother with the nobility of Nabataean Petra, the wealthy Arab state that lay to the east of the ...
Jul 1, 2024 · Fundamental to Goodman’s portrait of Herod is his Jewish identity. Although his Idumaean family converted to Judaism before his birth, there is no reason to doubt that Herod fully embraced Jewish piety, culture and ancestral traditions.
5 days ago · The Three Wise Men (or Magi) who traveled from afar in search of a newborn king alarmed King Herod the Great. This irascible ruler of Judea was very easily threatened; he’d even had some of his own family members killed out of fury and suspicion.
5 days ago · Photo: Courtesy Tower of David Museum. Visitors to Jerusalem’s Old City can explore remains of King Herod’s palace, which may be where Roman governor Pontius Pilate tried and condemned Jesus of Nazareth to death.
