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The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a biblical story and myth [2] recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew ( 2:16 – 18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. [3]
Dec 22, 2015 · Matthew 2:16 has been traditionally called the “massacre of the innocents.” There we are told about the killing of all boys two years old and younger in the region of Bethlehem.
The Massacre of the Innocents is the subject of two paintings by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the episode of the biblical Massacre of the Innocents of Bethlehem, as related in the Gospel of Matthew (2:13–18).
Massacre of the Innocents - Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death.
Sep 18, 2009 · In the massacre of newborn babies of Bethlehem found in the Nativity story, King Herod is portrayed as a tyrant prepared to kill infants who could eventually challenge him.
RCIN 405787. Detail of woman grieving ©. This painting appears to show a sixteenth century Netherlandish village being plundered, with soldiers beating peasants, clambering into buildings and stealing livestock. The artist, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, evokes the freezing cold temperatures with icicles dripping from the rooftops, a slushy road in ...
Feast of the Holy Innocents, Christian feast in remembrance of the massacre of young children in Bethlehem by King Herod the Great in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:16–18). The feast is observed by Western churches on December 28 and in the Eastern churches on December 29.
