Mar 11, 2019 the king also executed his sons alexander and aristobulus in 7 b. When they returned, herod was displeased with their. As eldest son of herod by his favorite wife, the hasmonean princess mariamne, aristobulus was slated to be herod s successor but fell victim to his own arrogance and court intrigues. Coincidentally, the first reference to a family designation for jesus is in mark 6. Aristobulus son agrippa, named after augustus friend marcus vipsanius agrippa, was spared. His oldest brother was called tigranes and had a younger unnamed sister. Salome, herods sister and mother of berenice, hated these two sons and tried desperately to establish her own son. Herod, one of the greatest and most controversial kings of judea, was born in the year 7372 b. The following year he was tried for plotting against herod and pheroras, herods brother, and was executed five days before his fathers death. The history of the house of herod begins with antipas, who was appointed governor of idumaea by alexander janneus, and died in 78 bc. As eldest son of herod by his favorite wife, the hasmonean princess. His mother was the hasmonean princess mariamne the unfortunate fate which persistently pursued the hasmonean house overtook this prince also. Hello friends, the following is evidence of simon of cyrene and one of his sons, alexander.
Archelaus and antipas, sons of malthace, and herod philip, son of cleopatra of jerusalem. Antipater and salome succeeded in securing the incarceration of alexander and aristobulus. The wife of alexander, herods first son by mariamme the hasmonean, she bore him two sons. Herod accused the three sons of trying to kill him. Mar 31, 2018 alexander, son of herod was born about 35 b. Later, during the reign of john hyrcanus son alexander. For this agrippa, also of herodian descent, is the one who put to death jacob zebedaiah. The following is alexanders ossuary, it reads, alexander son of simon i will first show you a quick introductory article, and then ill present a more thorough article that examines the evidence credit given. Alexander son of herod married glaphyra daughter of king archelaus of cappadocia. As a result of the struggle between aristobulus ii and. Herod antipas, born 21 bc died ad 39, son of herod i the great who became tetrarch of galilee and ruled throughout jesus of nazareths ministry. Myrtle opal alexander herod, 94, went to be with her lord on sunday, aug. Herod lodged formal complaint of high treason against them. Alexander died by poisoning herod was suspicious in the story as to how alexander died he didnt execute him.
The older sons were alexander and aristobulus, who played an important part during this period of herods life. Alexander was the second born son of alexander and glaphyra. Aristobulus iv 317 bc was a prince of judea from the herodian dynasty, and was married to his cousin, berenice, daughter of costobarus and salome i. He was barely 3 years old when his father executed his mother on false rumors of her infidelity spread by his paternal aunt salome 29 bce. Alexander and tigranes king of armenia died childless. As eldest son of herod by his favorite wife, the hasmonean princess mariamne, aristobulus was slated to be herods successor but fell victim to his own arrogance and court intrigues. Alexander, eldest son of aristobulus ii, was the soninlaw of hyrcanus ii. Herod had a son named alexander from hasmonean princess mariamne. Alexander, son of herod the 1901 jewish encyclopedia. Herod agrippa met jesus disciples and heard the gospel. As heir presumptive to the throne by right of descent on his mothers side, he was sent to rome for his education in the year 23 bc.
The youngest son died during the course of his education in rome. His father alexander was a judean prince, of jewish, nabataean and edomite descent and was a son of king of judea, herod the great and his wife mariamne. More false testimony causes herod to mandate the strangulation of his own younger sons aristobulus and alexander. Herod the great was the second son of antipater, an idumean, who was appointed procurator of judea by julius caesar, b. Jan 12, 2020 and he reigned for another five years after the creator of life rose from the dead. On his return to judea he married glaphyra, the daughter of archelaus, king of cappadocia. He was barely 3 years old when his father executed his mother on false rumors of her infidelity spread by.
Alexander and aristobulus were killed, through the persistent intrigues of antipater, the oldest son and heir presumptive to the crown, and he himself fell. Antipaters insidious plotting and the open enmity to herod shown by alexander widened the breach between father and son to such an extent that in the year 12 bc, herod felt himself constrained to bring charges against. This family though of idumean origin and thus alien by race, was jewish in faith. Jan 02, 2020 the son of herod the great was herod antipas or antipater, who was referred to as herod the tetrarch matthew 14. However, the prince and the king were not on speaking terms. He had a brother named archelaus and a halfbrother named philip. The pages of josephus through this entire time frame are full of references to alexander and aristobulus as the sons of mariamne and herod as son of mariamne the high priests daughter. Herods attempt to humiliate alexander by restoring to honor antipater, an older son by another. Josephus states that antipater i belonged to a distinguished edomite family, the members of which had embraced judaism in the days of john hyrcanus. Now herod brought up his sons children with great care. From the death of alexander and aristobulus to the banishment of.
Herod, also known as herod i or herod the great, was a roman clientking of judaea c. From alexander son of herod to bustanai each entry is supposed to be the son or daughter of the previous entries. Herod antipas biography facts, childhood, life history. Herod married his third wife mariamne ii in late 24 b. Entry for alexander, son of herod one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this encyclopedia is a descriptive record of the history, religion and customs of the jewish people. His son antipater succeeded him as governor of idemaea. Receiving the adulation of the admiring crowds, agrippa was struck down. The word tetrarch signifies that one who governs a fourth part of a kingdom. The statement of the historian, nicholas of damascus, that the family was descended from. Herod the great king of the jews bible history online. The renowned philosopher and champion of the jews, philo, was son of gaius julius alexander lysimachus in alexandria of egypt.
The older sons were alexander and aristobulus, who played an important part during this period of herod s life. At the time of his death, the remaining sons were these. Glaphyra daughter of the king of cappadocia, married to alexander son of herod and mariamne the hasmonean queen, sent back home when alexander was executed and who later married archelaus archelaus returned from rome where he was ratified as ethnarch not king. Each entry is supposed to be the son or daughter of the previous entries. The unfortunate fate which persistently pursued the hasmonean house overtook this prince also. Herod has them executed at sebaste, samaria free for commercial use, no attribution required. This herod the great was the king who ruled at the time of christs birth. He violated mosaic law by marrying the widow of one of his brothers, alexander, even though his own wife was still alive, as was the previous husband of his new wife.
Herod had married mariamne i, the granddaughter of hyrcanus ii and daughter of alexander who was son of aristobulus. After him, agrippas reigned, a descendant of herod, the son of aristobulus, from miriam, of the son of the first herod. Antipater and salome succeeded in securing the incarceration of alexander and aristobulus about 8 b. Antipater, son of herod the great, who conspired against his half brothers aristobulus and alexander for the succession to the throne of judaea. His wife, alexandra, was the mother of mariamne, wife of herod the great. Did herod really execute mariamne and three of his sons. Both he and his elder brother alexander, by reason of their hasmonean. Herods grandfather and father held prominent political offices in judea and established close relations with the romans, the unquestioned world power. Alexander son of mariamne the queen my search for the. To the majority of nonspecialist christians, herod is best. Josephus uses her presence in the herodian court in order to describe how her obvious royal lineage caused jealousy among the lesserborn herodian princesses ant. Herod antipas, son of herod i the great who became tetrarch of galilee and ruled throughout jesus of nazareths ministry.
The jewish king herod the great had many sons and one of them was aristobulus. The son of herod the great was herod antipas or antipater, who was referred to as herod the tetrarch matthew 14. The details of his biography can best be gleaned from the works of the 1st century ad jewish historiographer josephus. Herod the great biography life, family, death, wife, son. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. After herods death it was his son, herod antipas, who executed john the baptist and skillfully foisted the political hot potato jesus christ off onto pontius pilate. A more senior brother of philo, also called gaius julius alexander, is further identified in acts 4. About 4 bc herod antipas inherited part of his fathers kingdom after the roman emperor augustus had adjusted his father. She was a strikingly beautiful woman, and herod greatly loved her, but hatred developed between her and herods mother and sister. Herod archelaus was a son of king herod the great, a brother to herod antipas, and halfbrother to herod philip.
Simon of cyrene is the man who helped our lord j e s u s c h r i s t carry the cross. The other sons of herod the great continued to rule the other territories of herod the greats kingdom, galilee and perea herod antipater, iturea,trachonitis and gaulanitis, batanea and aurantis. Herod the great christianity knowledge base fandom. Antipas was born herod antipater, before 20 bc, to herod the great, king of judea, and malthace. Alexander same name as father according to josephus, antiquities of the jews xviii chapter 5. Herod international standard bible encyclopedia bible.
We can now see why the talmud also quoted in the vermes article calls herod a wicked slave of the hasmonean kings. Subentries are used for people with multiple wives. Antipaters insidious plotting and the open enmity to herod shown by alexander widened the breach between father and son to such an extent that in the year 12 b. He retained this position even when alexander and aristobulus herods sons by mariamne rose in the royal succession in 12 bc, and even became exclusive. Herod agrippa ll was 17 years old when his father fell down dead in. Alexander, also known by his roman name gaius julius alexander was a herodian prince. Alexander, also known by his roman name gaius julius alexander greek. Alexander son of herod watch tower publications index 19301985. Herods sons alexander and aristobulus are charged in another plot to kill herod.
About 4 bc herod antipas inherited part of his fathers kingdom. He remained there in the household of asinius pollio. Herod divorced his commoner mother doris in 32 bc to marry mariamne, granddaughter of hyrcanus ii, the hasmonean high priest. Herod felt himself constrained to bring charges against his sons before augustus. Alexander, iii, prince of judaea 35 7 genealogy geni. Herod wanted a hasmonean son of mariamne to succeed him, and someone was out to stop him. Herod felt himself constrained to bring charges against. Gaius julius alexander, herodian prince of judaea c.
As a result of the struggle between aristobulus ii and hyrcanus ii for the throne of judea, alexander was sent by pompey in 63. Herods attempt to humiliate alexander by restoring to honor antipater, an older son by another wife, resulted disastrously. His oldest brother was called tigranes 2 and had a younger unnamed sister. As herods heir presumptive, alexander was educated in rome with his younger brother aristobulus from c. Herod s attempt to humiliate alexander by restoring to honor antipater, an older son by another wife, resulted disastrously.