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]]. |