The Family of Herod

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WE find the name of Herod in various parts of the Gospels and the Acts. It is important to notice that they do not all relate to the same person; " Herod " being a name common to several. Those named in scripture may be traced from the following pedigree. See HISTORY OF THE JEWS following:
No. 1 is mentioned as Herod the king in Matt. 2:1-22; Luke 1:5.No. 2 is called Philip in Matt. 14:3; Mark 6:17; Luke 3:19.No. 3 is called Herod the Tetrarch in Matt. 14:1-6; Luke 3:1-19;9. 7; Acts 13:1; the king, Matt. 14:9; King Herod, Mark 6:14-22; Herod, Luke 23:7-15.No. 4, Archelaus in Matt. 2:22.No. 5, Philip, tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, Luke 3:1.No. 6, Herod the King, Acts 12No. 7, Herodias, Matt. 14:3-6; Mark 6:17-22; Luke 3:19.No. 8, King Agrippa, Acts 25:13;26. 1-32.No. 9, Berenice, Acts 25:13;26,30.
No. 10, Drusilla, Acts 24:24.