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'''King Herod Agrippa I''' was the King of [[Judea]] from 37 to 44 A.D. ordered the beheading of [[James]] the Apostle.

'''King Herod Agrippa I''' was the King of [[Judea]] from 37 to 44 A.D. and ordered the beheading of [[James the Apostle]].

King Herod Agrippa I was the grandson of [[Herod the Great]], who had ordered the murder of infants in an attempt to kill baby Jesus in Matthew 2.  Herod Agrippa I was the nephew of [[Herod Antipas]], who murdered [[John the Baptist]] (Mark 6) and examined [[Jesus]] on Good Friday (Luke 23).  Herod Agrippa I was also the father of [[Herod Agrippa II]], who heard the defense of [[Paul]] before [[Festus]] in Acts 25. Herod's sister, Berenice, married the Roman emperor [[Titus]], who destroyed the [[Jerusalem]] in 70 AD and ended the [[Jewish Revolt]].

King Herod Agrippa I was the grandson of [[Herod the Great]], who had ordered the murder of infants in an attempt to kill baby Jesus in [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 2.  Herod Agrippa I was the nephew of [[Herod Antipas]], who murdered [[John the Baptist]] ([[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 6) and examined [[Jesus]] on Good Friday ([[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 23).  Herod Agrippa I was also the father of [[Herod Agrippa II]], who heard the defense of [[Paul]] before [[Festus]] in [[Book of Acts|Acts]] 25. Herod's sister, Berenice, married the Roman emperor [[Titus]], who destroyed [[Jerusalem]] in 70 AD and ended the [[Jewish Revolt]].

Herod Agrippa I himself ordered the beheading of [[James]] (Acts 12:2) and then put [[Peter]] into prison, although Peter was miraculously freed (Acts 12:3-10). Herod died when he was forming an alliance with other rulers who said he was a god; Herod didn't deny not, and was struck down by an angel of the Lord (Acts 12:20-23).  Secular [[Roman]] records give a slightly different account, but also record Herod being struck down unexpectedly.

Herod Agrippa I himself ordered the beheading of [[James]] (Acts 12:2) and then put [[Peter]] into prison, although Peter was miraculously freed (Acts 12:3-10). Herod died when he was forming an alliance with other rulers who said he was a god; Herod didn't deny not, and was struck down by an [[angel]] of the Lord (Acts 12:20-23).  Secular [[Roman]] records give a slightly different account, but also record Herod being struck down unexpectedly.

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