HEROD ANTIPAS


Meaning of HEROD ANTIPAS in English

born 21 BC

died AD 39

Son of Herod the Great and tetrarch of Galilee (4 BC–AD 39) throughout Jesus ' ministry.

He was responsible for the death of Salome ) but later refused to cooperate when Pontius Pilate pressed him to conduct the trial of Jesus. He was caught up in the intrigue between the Syrians and Nabataeans. After denouncing {{link=Herod Agrippa">Herod Agrippa I , he was banished by Caligula to Gaul. He built the city of Tiberias .

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