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Herodias

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: H By: James P. Boyd

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Granddaughter of Herod the Great

Wife of her uncle Herod Philip and her step-uncle. She requested the head of John the Baptist (Matt. 14:3-6³For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. ⁴For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. ⁵And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. ⁶But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. (Matthew 14:3‑6); Mark 6:17¹⁷For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her. (Mark 6:17); Luke 3:19¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, (Luke 3:19)).

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