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 Luke 3:1. 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.
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In the Bible
All 10 verses in Luke, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Luke
- Luke 3:1
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
- Luke 3:19
But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
- Luke 9:7
When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
- Luke 9:9
“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
- Luke 13:31
At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
- Luke 23:7
And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.
- Luke 23:8
When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
- Luke 23:11
And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
- Luke 23:12
That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
- Luke 23:15
Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
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).