Person
Herod Antipas
Herod the tetrarch, ruler of Galilee (a son of Herod the Great, according to Josephus). He has John the Baptist beheaded, and in Luke, Pilate sends Jesus to him during the trial.
See Luke 3:1, Mark 6:27, Luke 23:7.
A fox marks Herod Antipas in the reading view: Jesus calls him “that fox” (Luke 13:32).
Mentioned in 23 verses across 4 books, first in Matthew 14:1. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
How artists have pictured him
3 works from different centuries and traditions. Each shows how its time and place imagined Herod Antipas, not how he looked.
.jpg)
In the Bible
The first 10 of 23 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Matthew
- Matthew 14:1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
- Matthew 14:3
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
- Matthew 14:6
On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
Mark
- Mark 6:14
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- Mark 6:16
But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
- Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
- Mark 6:18
For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
- Mark 6:20
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
- Mark 6:21
On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
- Mark 6:22
When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
Events
Events the dataset lists Herod Antipas as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- c. AD 27John the Baptist Imprisoned
- c. AD 29John Beheaded
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
Herod’s son by Malthace (Matt. 14:1; Luke 3:1, 19; 9:7; Acts 13:1).