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Herod Agrippa

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[uh-grip-uh] / əˈgrɪp ə /

noun

  1. Julius Agrippa, c10 b.c.–a.d. 44, king of Judea 41–44 (grandson of Herod the Great).


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His old schoolmate Herod Agrippa gave him good advice and remained his best friend, even when politics made them mortal enemies.

From Time Magazine Archive

This Agrippa and Bernice were both the children of Herod Agrippa, and therefore Drusilla was their sister.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary

The opening references to severe trial seem to show that the persecution begun by Herod Agrippa had already been repeated elsewhere.

From Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Preface and Introductions by Weymouth, Richard Francis

Herod Agrippa having been raised to the dignity of king by Caligula, the jealous Herodias swore that she also would be queen.

From The Life of Jesus by Renan, Ernest

We read of the calamities of the Jews, of Herod Agrippa, of Philo, of Nero's persecution, of the emperors, but not of Christians.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John

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