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[[Joseph of Nazareth|Joseph]] then received a warning to take his wife, and the Infant [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]], to Egypt. Matthew then takes up the narrative of what Herod did next: {{Bible quote|Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.|book=Matthew|chap=2|verses=16-18|version=KJV}}

[[Joseph of Nazareth|Joseph]] then received a warning to take his wife, and the Infant [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]], to Egypt. Matthew then takes up the narrative of what Herod did next: {{Bible quote|Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.|book=Matthew|chap=2|verses=16-18|version=KJV}}

The massacre of the innocents is not recorded in any of the other Gospels or in contemporary secular accounts.  However, that does not mean that it did not happen.  As explained by Gordon Franz on the site of the Associates for Biblical Research:<ref>[http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2009/12/09/the-slaughter-of-the-innocents-historical-fact-or-legendary-fiction.aspx#Article The Slaughter of the Innocents:  Historical Fact or Legendary Fiction?]</ref><blockquote>The slaughter of the innocents is unattested in secular records, but the historical plausibility of this event happening is consistent with the character and actions of Herod the Great.  Besides killing his enemies, he had no qualms in killing family members and friends as well.</blockquote>In other words, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

The massacre of the innocents is not recorded in any of the other Gospels or in contemporary secular accounts.  However, that does not mean that it did not happen.  As explained by Gordon Franz on the site of the Associates for Biblical Research:<ref>[http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2009/12/09/the-slaughter-of-the-innocents-historical-fact-or-legendary-fiction.aspx#Article The Slaughter of the Innocents:  Historical Fact or Legendary Fiction?]</ref><blockquote>The slaughter of the innocents is unattested in secular records, but the historical plausibility of this event happening is consistent with the character and actions of Herod the Great.  Besides killing his enemies, he had no qualms in killing family members and friends as well.</blockquote>In other words, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and people who deny the historicity of the massacre of the innocents on that basis commit the logical fallacy known as [[Logical_fallacy#Argument_from_silence|argument from silence]].

== Herod's Death ==

== Herod's Death ==