Herods in the Bible

Herod the Great: killed babies to trying murder Christ

  • Archaelaeus (Judah, Judea). Axed by Romans and replaced with Procurators (like Pontius Pilate)
  • Herod Phillip (Golan Heights)
  • Herod Antipas (Galilee, Perea). Jesus called him a fox. Killed John the Baptist, crucified Jesus Christ
  • Phillip. Not a ruler. Married Herodias, who left him for Herod Antipas
  • Aristobulus. Not a ruler.
    • Herod Agrippa I. Killed James. Died in Acts 11
      • Herod Agrippa II. Paul spoke before him in Acts 12, probably in Hippodrome of Caesarea Maritime.

From M. Grisanti, Israel Trip 2023