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Following the death of his father in 4 BC, Herod Antipas was recognized as tetrarch by Caesar Augustus, and subsequently by his own brother, the ethnarch Herod Archelaus. Antipas officially ruled Galilee and Perea as a client state of the Roman Empire.
3 days ago · Herod Antipas (born 21 bce —died after 39 ce) was the son of Herod I the Great who became tetrarch (ruler of a minor principality in the Roman Empire) of Galilee, in northern Palestine, and Peraea, east of the Jordan River and Dead Sea, and ruled throughout Jesus of Nazareth’s ministry.
Jan 4, 2022 · Herod Antipater (nicknamed Antipas) became tetrarch of Galilee and Perea upon the death of his father Herod the Great (Herod I). A tetrarch is a “ruler of one quarter,” as he receives one fourth of his father’s kingdom.
Feb 10, 2024 · Herod Antipas is known mostly as the Herod for whom Salome danced and who ordered John the Baptist to be beheaded. Herod Antipas ruled Galilee in Jesus’ time.
Apr 15, 2024 · Herod Antipas was the son of Herod the Great and the appointed ruler of Galilee and Perea for most of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Known for his cunning, deceitful, and sometimes ruthless leadership, Antipas, like his father, is often regarded as a villain of the New Testament.
Feb 10, 2019 · Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, was a co-conspirator in the death of Christ. Learn how he unjustly sacrificed Jesus for his own political gain.
Herod Antipas (before 20 B.C.E. – after 39 C.E.) was a first-century CE Jewish-Idumean ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter"). He governed these territories for more than 40 years, but is best known from New Testament accounts describing his role in the events that led to the executions of John the ...
