Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament

Herod Antipas

Luke 3:1, 19–20; 13:31–32; 23:6–12; Mark 6:14–29

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, tetrarch of Galilee and Perea (Luke 3:1). He imprisoned John the Baptist for criticizing his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and had him beheaded at her request after his daughter’s dance (Matthew 14:1–12; Mark 6:17–29). Jesus called him “that fox” (Luke 13:31–32). Pilate sent Jesus to him when he learned he was a Galilean; Herod hoped to see a miracle, questioned him at length, and, when Jesus gave no answer, he and his soldiers mocked him and sent him back (Luke 23:6–12).

The Herod of Jesus' ministry. He married Herodias, the wife of his half-brother, and imprisoned and beheaded John the Baptist for condemning it (Mark 6:17–29). Jesus called him “that fox” (Luke 13:32) and was sent to him during his trial (Luke 23:6–12). He built Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. The emperor Caligula banished him to Lyons in Gaul in AD 39.

Family

Father

Herod the Great

Wife

Herodias

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