King Herod heard about Jesus, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying, "John the Baptist has been raised ...

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. ‘Get up,’ he said, ‘take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for ...

These slides discuss some of the issues involved. For instance, both Matthew and Luke date Jesus’ birth toward the end of the reign of King Herod the Great, who we know from various sources died in 4 ...

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 ...

Hurston believed that history had shortchanged Herod, best known as the biblical villain who murders Bethlehem’s children in his quest to kill the infant Jesus, and she would dedicate her final ...

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 ...

This is almost certainly not true. First, some believe that Herod died before Jesus was born. Also, this is not mentioned in any other Gospels or any other sources on Herod, many of which are ...