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    Herodias

    Ἡρωδιάς

    Herodias was the wife of Herod Antipas, who had John the Baptist beheaded at her request.

    verses
    6
    first named
    Matthew 14:3
    last named
    Luke 3:19
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Woman

    Description

    Who was Herodias?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Herodias was the wife of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee during the time of Jesus' ministry. She was originally married to Herod Philip, the half-brother of Herod Antipas, but later divorced him to marry Herod Antipas (Mat.14.3; Mrk.6.17; Luk.3.19). John the Baptist openly condemned this marriage as unlawful, which led to his imprisonment by Herod Antipas (Mat.14.3-4; Mrk.6.17-18; Luk.3.19-20). Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to have him killed, but Herod Antipas feared the multitude who regarded John as a prophet (Mat.14.5; Mrk.6.19-20). On Herod Antipas's birthday, Herodias's daughter danced before the guests, pleasing Herod Antipas, who promised to give her whatever she asked (Mat.14.6-7; Mrk.6.21-23). Prompted by her mother Herodias, the daughter asked for the head of John the Baptist on a platter (Mat.14.8; Mrk.6.24-25). Although reluctant, Herod Antipas fulfilled the request and had John beheaded in prison (Mat.14.9-11; Mrk.6.26-28).

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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 Herodias6 of 6 entities the graph connects to Herodias, in 2 groups: kinship 4, events 2. 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.HerodSpouse of · 4 events · 24 versesHerodSibling of · 6 versesPhilipSpouse of · 3 versesSalomeMother of · 1 event · 1 verseKinshipEvil1 event · 134 versesJohn4 events · 89 versesEventsHerodias

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    Where this happens

    A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 6, across 3 books.

    1. Matthew2 verses

      14:314:6

    2. Mark3 verses

      6:176:196:22

    3. Luke1 verse

      3:19

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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 SalomeAddressee’s giving of John HeadAddressee’s giving of John Head is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Herod and SalomeHerod’s promise of SalomeHerod’s promise of Salome is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Herod and PhilipArchelausSon of Herod the Great, Ethnarch of Judeavia Herod and PhilipHerodThe Great, Roman-appointed king of Judea during Jesus' birth.via Herod and PhilipPhilipTetrarch of Iturea and Traconitisvia HerodAgrippaTetrarch who heard Paul's defense in Caesareavia HerodHerod Bringing OutHerod Bringing Out is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via HerodHerod’s execution of JamesHerod’s execution of James is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via HerodHerod’s imprisonment of PeterHerod’s imprisonment of Peter is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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