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Antipas

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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  • Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great by his Samaritan wife Malthace. He was tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea during the whole period of our Lord's life on earth (Luke 23:7 ). He was a frivolous and vain prince, and was chargeable with many infamous crimes (Mark 8:15; Luke 3:19; 13:31,32 ). He beheaded John the Baptist (Matthew 14:1-12 ) at the instigation of Herodias, the wife of his half-brother Herod-Philip, whom he had married. Pilate sent Christ to him when he was at Jerusalem at the Passover (Luke 23:7 ). He asked some idle questions of him, and after causing him to be mocked, sent him back again to Pilate. The wife of Chuza, his house-steward, was one of our Lord's disciples (Luke 8:3 ).

  • A "faithful martyr" (Revelation 2:13 ), of whom nothing more is certainly known.

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Antipas'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​a/antipas.html. 1897.
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