Herod Antipas
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Herod Antipas, was a 1st-century Herodian ruler of Galilee and Perea, in the time of the Herodian Tetrarchy. He bore the title of tetrarch and is referred to as both "Herod the Tetrarch" and "King Her
Coin of Herod Antipas
Jesus before Herod Antipas, Albrecht Dürer, 1509
Herod (Hérode), by French painter and Bible illustrator James Tissot, in the Brooklyn Museum
Herodias
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Herodias was a princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judaea during the time of the Roman Empire. Christian writings connect her with the execution of John the Baptist.
Herod Antipas
…of rabbinic learning after the Jewish–Roman wars. Antipas divorced his first wife Phasa'el, the daughter of King Aretas IV of Nabatea, in favour of Herodias, who had formerly been married to his half-brother Herod II. (Antipas was Herod the Great's son by Malthace, while Herod II was his son by Mariamne…
Herodias, by Paul Delaroche, depicting the princess (right) with John's head
Feast of Herod, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1531
Feast of Herod, Peter Paul Rubens
Feast of Herod, Mattia Preti, c. 1660