Herod (disambiguation)
Herod ( Hebrew הוֹרְדוּס Hordus , Greek Ἡρῴδης Hērōdēs ) is the name of several members of the Herodian dynasty in ancient Palestine:
- Herod the Great (approx. 73 BC – 4 BC), builder of the Herodian temple in Jerusalem, the Gospel of Matthew attributes the child murder in Bethlehem to him
- Herodes Archelaos (23 BC - approx. 18 AD), ethnarch of Samaria, Judea and Idumea, son of Herod the Great and his fourth wife Malthake
- Herodes Boethos (* approx. 22 BC), first husband of Herodias, father of Salome, son of Herod the great and his seventh wife Mariamne
- Herod Antipas (20 BC - approx. 39 AD), tetrarch in Galilee and Perea, in the New Testament he has John the Baptist executed and plays a role in the process of Jesus; Son of Herod the Great and his fourth wife Malthake
- Herodes Philippos (approx. 20 BC - 34 AD), Tetrarch in Iturea and Trachontis, son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife Cleopatra
- Herod of Chalkis (approx. 12 BC – 48 AD), Tetrarch of Chalkis, grandson of Herod the Great
- Herod Agrippa I (10 BC – 44 AD), King of Judea, appears in the Acts of the Apostles as “King Herod”, who has James the Elder executed; Brother of Herod of Chalcis
- Herod Agrippa II. (27 AD – after 93 AD), last king of Judea, son of Herod Agrippa I; meets in the Acts of the Apostles the imprisoned Apostle Paul at the governor Festus
Herod is also the name of:
- Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes († approx. 137 AD), Roman senator, father of Herodes Atticus
- Herodes Atticus (101 – ca. 177), Greco-Roman orator, politician and patron
- Septimius Herodianus († approx. 267), Prince of Palmyra
See also: