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Definition of Herod the great
1. Noun. King of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herod The Great
Literary usage of Herod the great
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boston Review (1864)
"herod the great was one of those unusual persons, whose life constitutes an era
... Herod the Great was born in the year 72 BC, and died in or near to the ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Herod the Great built himself a splendid Solomon. He also enlarged the sanctuary
by extend- Jud.,XIV,jdv,4;xvi, 1; Bell. Jud. l,xiv,4; XVIII). little by ..."
3. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Robertson Smith (1896)
"17) was the son of Herod the Great and Mariamne, and must be carefully distinguished
from the tetrarch Philip. He married Herodias, the sister of Agrippa L, ..."
4. History of the Hebrews: Their Political, Social and Religious Development by Frank Knight Sanders (1914)
"XXII herod the great, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 37 TO 4 BC (JOSEPHUS.) (508.) With the
establishment of Herod on the throne of Judea a remarkable career began. ..."
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