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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 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 emporer [[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 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 emporer [[Titus]], who destroyed the [[Jerusalem]] in 70 AD and ended the [[Jewish Revolt]]. |
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| + | 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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Revision as of 00:37, May 16, 2007
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 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 emporer Titus, who destroyed the 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.