Herod of Chalcis — (d. 48) King of Chalcis (41 8), son of Aristobulus and grandson of Herod the Great and Mariamne. He was granted the kingdom of Chalcis in 41. After the death of Herod Agrippa I in 44, he was given charge of the Temple adminis tration and… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Herod — was the name used by several kings belonging to the Herodian Dynasty of Roman Iudaea Province:* Herod the Great (c. 74 4 BC), king of Judea who reconstructed the Second Temple in Jerusalem and was described in the Gospel of Matthew as ordering… … Wikipedia
HEROD II — (d. 48 C.E.), grandson of herod the Great and Mariamne the Hasmonean; son of Aristobulus and brother of agrippa i ; king of Chalcis 41–48 C.E. The emperor Claudius granted Herod the kingdom of chalcis in the Lebanon in 41 C.E. In 45 C.E. he and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Herod the Great — Herod ( he. הוֹרְדוֹס Horodos , Greek: Polytonic|ἡρῴδης Herōdes ), also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (73 BC – 4 BC in Jericho), was a Roman client king of Judaea. cite web url = http://www.britannica.com/eb/article 9040191/Herod title =… … Wikipedia
Herod — • Herod was the name of many rulers mentioned in the N.T. and in history. It was known long before the time of the biblical Herods Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Herod Herod … Catholic encyclopedia
CHALCIS — CHALCIS, region of S. Lebanon. Chalcis, an independent principality in the first century B.C.E., was among the areas conquered by the Itureans. During the reign of Salome Alexandra there was tension between Chalcis and the Hasmonean kingdom. When … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Herod Agrippa II — ▪ king of Chalcis born AD 27 died c. 93 king of Chalcis in southern Lebanon from AD 50 and tetrarch of Batanaea and Trachonitis in south Syria from AD 53, who unsuccessfully mediated with the rebels in the Jewish Revolt of AD 66–70. He was… … Universalium
Aristobulus of Chalcis — was a son of Herod of Chalcis and his first wife Mariamne, hence a great grandson of Herod the Great. In 55 AD, he was appointed by Nero as King of Armenia Minor, and participated with his forces in the Roman Parthian War of 58–63, where he… … Wikipedia
Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa I) — Berenice of Cilicia, also known as Julia Berenice and sometimes spelled Bernice (28 AD ndash; ?), was a Jewish client queen of the Roman Empire during the second half of the 1st century. Berenice was a member of the Herodian Dynasty, who ruled… … Wikipedia
COINS AND CURRENCY — Jewish and Non Jewish Coins in Ancient Palestine THE PRE MONETARY PERIOD Means of payment are mentioned in the Bible on various occasions; the relevant passages in their chronological order reflect the development of these means from stage to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
