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Herod Antipas

American  
[an-ti-pas] / ˈæn tɪˌpæs /

noun

  1. died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.


Herod Antipas British  
/ ˈæntɪˌpæs /

noun

  1. died ?40 ad , tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea (4 bc –40 ad ); son of Herod the Great. At the instigation of his wife Herodias, he ordered the execution of John the Baptist

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That great and good man, John the Baptist, was still in the prison of King Herod Antipas, down by the Dead Sea.

From Child's Story of the Bible by Lathbury, Mary A. (Mary Artemisia)

Herod Antipas, the son of wicked King Herod, had shut up John the Baptist in a prison, called the Black Castle, by the side of the Dead Sea.

From The Good Shepherd A Life of Christ for Children by Anonymous

About the same time that Pilate was deprived of his office, Herod Antipas was also deprived of his.

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

"Here is Herod Antipas," he said, holding up his left hand and marking its first finger with the stubby forefinger of his right hand.

From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie

He knows that Tyre and Sidon, Caesarea Philippi and Bethsaida, which were not under Herod Antipas, were more safe for our Lord than Capernaum.

From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton

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