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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Herod. Every Herod in the Bible

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    Herod

    Ἡρώδης

    Herod the Great was the Roman-appointed king of Judea who ruled during the time of Jesus' birth.

    verses
    11
    first named
    Matthew 2:1
    last named
    Luke 1:5
    period
    the New Testament
    tribe
    Canaan

    Description

    Who was Herod?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Herod, also known as Herod the Great, was the Roman-appointed king of Judea during the time of Jesus' birth. He was an Idumean (Edomite) by birth and was appointed as king by the Roman Senate in 40 BC. Herod was known for his ambitious building projects, including the expansion and renovation of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. In the Bible, Herod is portrayed as a cruel and paranoid ruler. When the wise men from the East inquired about the birth of the "king of the Jews," Herod saw this as a threat to his power (Mat.2.1-8). After the wise men failed to report back to him, Herod ordered the massacre of all male children aged two and under in Bethlehem and the surrounding region (Mat.2.16-18). This event, known as the "Massacre of the Innocents," reflects Herod's ruthless nature and his determination to eliminate any perceived threats to his rule. Herod's death is mentioned in Mat.2.19, which allowed Joseph, Mary, and Jesus to return from Egypt, where they had fled to escape Herod's wrath. (Mat.2; Luk.1.5).

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Herod9 of 9 entities the graph connects to Herod, in 3 groups: kinship 4, company 1, events 4. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.HerodFather of · 24 versesPhilipFather of · 3 versesArchelausFather of · 1 event · 1 versePhilipFather of · 1 verseKinshipMagi’s arrivalTook part in · 2 versesCompanyJesus3 events · 1,160 versesJerusalem1 event · 888 versesBethlehem1 event · 53 versesJudea1 event · 53 versesEventsHerod

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Herod happensAll 3 places the claims about Herod reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Judea. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Herod there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.BethlehemJerusalemJudea
    the New TestamentAll 3 places the claims about Herod reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 11, across 3 books.

    1. Matthew9 verses

      2:12:32:72:122:132:152:162:192:22

    2. Luke1 verse

      1:5

    3. Acts1 verse

      23:35

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Herod and PhilipHerodiasWife of Herod Antipas who had John beheaded.via Magi’s arrivalArrivalArrival is a concept gathering 124 labelled instances in the text.via Magi’s arrivalJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia PhilipSalomeDanced for Herod, requested John the Baptist's executionvia HerodAddressee’s giving of John HeadAddressee’s giving of John Head is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via HerodHerod and Pilate’s conspiracy of JesusHerod and Pilate’s conspiracy of Jesus is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via HerodHerod and Soldiers’ sending of JesusHerod and Soldiers’ sending of Jesus is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via HerodHerod’s promise of SalomeHerod’s promise of Salome is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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