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Herodias (/ həˈroʊdiəs /; Greek: Ἡρῳδιάς, Hērōidiás; c. 15 BC – after AD 39) was a princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judaea during the time of the Roman Empire. [1] Christian writings connect her with the execution of John the Baptist. The daughter of Aristobulus IV and his wife Berenice, Herodias was a full sister to Herod ...
Herodias also urged her husband to attempt to discredit her brother Herod Agrippa I, who had recently received the tetrarchy of Batanaea and Trachonitis, to the east of the Sea of Galilee. Their efforts antagonized the emperor Caligula, however, and the couple was banished to Gaul in 39 ce. Little is known of their lives following their exile.
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Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Herodias in the Bible is notorious for being the woman who desired John the Baptist’s head on a platter. She was the unlawful wife of the tetrarch Herod Antipas and had formerly been the wife of Herod’s brother, Philip. As the granddaughter of Herod the Great, Herodias was herself a niece to both of her husbands, Philip and Antipas.
Herodias first married her uncle, Herod II (also known as Herod Philip I), who was another son of Herod the Great. This marriage produced a daughter, Salome, who would later play a crucial role in the story of John the Baptist's execution. However, Herodias's marriage to Herod II did not last. She left him to marry another uncle, Herod Antipas ...
Herod & Herodias Affair. Herod Antipas, Tissot (1836-1902) Antipas was one of at least 14 children Herod the Great had by at least 8 wives. When Herod died in c. 4 BC, Antipas was given the Galilee and ruled that region where Jesus of Nazareth lived His entire life. Herod Antipas is mentioned 10 times in the New Testament.
The ambitious Herodias proved the downfall of her second husband. When her brother Agrippa I was given the tetrarchy of Philip with the title of “king,” Herodias persuaded the tetrarch to solicit the title for himself. The emperor instead banished Antipas to Gaul. The proud Herodias followed her husband into exile.
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She first married (around 4 ce) her paternal half-uncle, Herod Philip I (the son of Herod the Great and his wife Mariamne II). By Herod Philip I, Herodias gave birth to the famous Salome III (of. seven veils fame). Herodias, however, quickly found this union uncongenial and abandoned her first husband.
