(Encyclopedia) Herod, dynasty reigning in Palestine at the time of Jesus. As a dynasty the Herods depended largely on the power of Rome. They are usually blamed for the state of virtual anarchy in…
(Encyclopedia) AretasAretasârˈĭtəs, –tăs [key], dynastic name of the Nabataean kings of Petra. The best-known Aretas was Aretas IV, 9 b.c.–a.d. 49, ruler of S Palestine, most of Jordan, N Arabia, and…
HEROD, William, a Representative from Indiana; born in Bourbon County, Ky., March 31, 1801; completed preparatory studies; studied law and was admitted to the bar in Bracken County, Ky.; later…
(Encyclopedia) TiberiasTiberiastībērˈēəs [key], town (1994 pop. 36,400), NE Israel, on the Sea of Galilee, 682 ft (208 m) below sea level. It is one of the four holy cities of Judaism and a trade…
(Encyclopedia) Berenice, fl. 6 b.c., Jewish princess; daughter of Costobarus and Salome, sister of Herod the Great (see under Herod). She was married to her cousin Aristobulus and bore him a son,…
(Encyclopedia) Berenice, b. c.a.d. 28, Jewish princess; daughter of Herod Agrippa I (see under Herod). A very beautiful woman, she was often involved in intrigue. After her first husband died, she…
(Encyclopedia) MariamneMariamnemārēămˈnē [key]. 1 Second of Herod the Great's 10 wives. She was a descendant of the Maccabees. Herod loved her greatly, but he had her murdered after she was falsely…
