performed a dance that so delighted Herod Antipas that the king promised her anything she wanted as a reward. Salome, goaded on by Herodias, asked for the head of John the Baptist. Herod Antipas ...

Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger, painted by Dutch Reneissance painter Albrecht Bouts. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Both Salome’s dance, often referred to as the Dance of the ...

John the Baptist is a major player in ... of the guard with orders to bring John’s head." According to scripture, he was indeed killed on the dance floor where Salome had danced and King Herod ...

A 'DANCE FLOOR of death' where John the Baptist is thought to have been sentenced to a deadly punishment has been discovered, archaeologists claim. The experts think they've found the spot which ...

Salome danced so well that Antipas was willing to give her anything she wanted up to the value of half his kingdom, which in this case turned out to be the head of the prophet John the Baptist.

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Herod was captivated by the dancing of Herodias’s daughter Salome and offered her the reward of her choice. Salome, consulting her mother, asked for the head of John the Baptist, who was already ...

Seduced, Herod responded to the dance: “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you... Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom” (Mark 6:22-23). At her mother’s request, ...

The beheading of John the Baptist has inspired lots of artistic ... his and Herodias’ daughter entertains the guests with a dance. After she performs well, Herod vows to reward her with whatever ...

Salomé (Jessica Chastain) is in love with prophet John the Baptist ... charged dance, Salomé puts Herod in a terrible position by demanding the head of John the Baptist – the only man the ...

But is there any evidence? Salome receives the head of John the Baptist in this early 17th century painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. In the Bible, Herod Antipas ordered the Christian ...