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{{stub}}'''King Herod Agrippa I''' ordered the beheading of [[James]] the Apostle.

'''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]].

 

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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