It is interesting to note that Herod’s agenda in looking for the Messiah was to search and destroy Him ... At the door of our Mission House, we have an image of Mama Mary carrying Jesus on a donkey ...

The Harlem Renaissance author spent her last years writing about the ancient king. Six decades after her death, her ...

According to the Bible, Herod was obsessed with finding the baby who could threaten his power, so much so that he ordered a search for Jesus, ripping several baby boys that were born in Bethlehem ...

Also, compared to the humble shepherds, they represent people with a different status in society worshipping Jesus. The Magi are warned in a dream not to return to Herod, as he intends to harm the ...

In the Christian tradition, Herod is the villain in the Christmas story. The Gospel of Matthew recounts how the king orders the death of all baby boys following the birth of Jesus, an event called ...

Here is a historical example. Herod was the Roman-appointed King of Judea when a baby boy named Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph in a manger. This poor couple lived in a foreign land. The child ...

Paul Devlin on “The Life of Herod the Great,” by Zora Neale Hurston.

It was one of the capital cities of the Galilee and it's the first capital of Herod's son, who is an independent Jewish client king of Rome during the lifetime of Jesus.... Sepphoris is a ...