Herod the Great − though in the Gospel of Matthew, he wasn't so great. Hulton Archive via Getty Images King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when ...

Herod the Great, the king of Judea who ruled not long before the time of Jesus, seems to have eluded historians once again. In 2007 archaeologists announced they had found the great king's tomb, a ...

Was the notorious King Herod from the New Testament anything like today’s political leaders? We learned a lot about King Herod from reading New Testament stories about Jesus’ birth, including his ...

Visiting Israel changed my view of two people I thought I knew. Everyone who’s ever gone to Israel seems to come back saying, “It makes the Bible come alive.” I longed to experience that for myself ...

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He was considered the most powerful leader of the ancient kingdom of Judea, a man who thought nothing of having slaves haul vast amounts of stone and soil into the desert to create massive hilltop ...

King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the “King of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Herod the Great − though in the Gospel of Matthew, he wasn't so great. Hulton Archive via Getty Images King Herod will sound ...

King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts to find and kill the baby after hearing that the “King of ...

(The Conversation) — Historians know a fair bit about Herod the Great, the king of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth. (The Conversation) — King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the ...