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2 days ago · Herod I [2] [3] [a] or Herod the Great ( c. 72 BCE – c. 4 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian Kingdom of Judea. [4] [5] [6] He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea.
4 days ago · The installation of Herod the Great (an Idumean) as king in 37 BCE made Judea a Roman client state and marked the end of the Hasmonean dynasty. Even then, Herod tried to bolster the legitimacy of his reign by marrying a Hasmonean princess, Mariamne , and planning to drown the last male Hasmonean heir at his Jericho palace.
Jun 24, 2024 · Of major importance was the rebuilding of the Second Temple begun by Herod the Great, king (37 bce –4 ce) of Judaea. Construction began in 20 bce and lasted for 46 years. The area of the Temple Mount was doubled and surrounded by a retaining wall with gates.
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Jun 20, 2024 · Herod the Great was an ambitious and ruthless ruler who set himself in opposition to the King of kings and Lord of lords. Throughout history and the scriptural record, we see the Herod family following in the footsteps of their father in opposing Christ.
Jun 27, 2024 · Herod gave himself the title ‘Herod the Great’ and the Roman Senate gave him the title ‘King of Judah’. But in fact he was not a King in the truest sense in that Judah was a vassal state of the Roman Empire and Herod answered to Caesar.
Jun 23, 2024 · Herod the Great, King of Judah (37 BC to 4 BC) during the Roman period, was one of the greatest builders in the history of the Holy Land.
4 days ago · A clash with Jewish nationalism was averted for a while by the political skill of a remarkable family whose most illustrious member was Herod the Great. Herod was of Edomite descent, though of Jewish faith, and was allied through his mother with the nobility of Nabataean Petra, the wealthy Arab state that lay to the east of the Jordan River.
