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The simple answer would be that Herod the Great was king when Jesus was born, as the Gospels of Matthew and Luke both agree on this. However, the Gospel of Luke also says that Jesus was born during the census of Qurinius, governor of Syria. The problem here is that Herod died in 4 BCE, while Qurinius was appointed in 6 CE, ten year later, with instructions to conduct a census in Judea. This was the only census under Qurinius, and the first to be conducted by Rome in the Levant, but it also took place at a time when there was no longer a king in Judea. The explanation is, as John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) informs us, that the nativity stories do not contain any historical truth.
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∙ 15y agoKing Herod ruled the Holy land when Jesus was born, but he was a puppet ruler under the Roman Empire. This is not true though. Presumably the last sentence is from a different respondent. It is true that Herod was a puppet ruler under Roman rule. What is not certain is the date of Jesus' birth, but it was most likely in Herod's reign.
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∙ 14y agoHerod was king when Jesus was born
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∙ 15y agoJesus was born while Herod the Great was still living (Matthew 2:1).
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∙ 12y agoHerod the Great, who tried to have Christ killed, when the Magi came to Jerusalem searching for Him.
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∙ 13y agoThe king at the time of Jesus was king Herod.
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∙ 13y agoKing herod was the king at that time.
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∙ 14y agoNo one knows!
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King Herod
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Who was the king of Israel born in the same town that Jesus was born in?
king herod
Was herod was dead when jesus was born?
Herod the Great was king when Jesus was born.
Who ruled when Jesus was born?
Jesus wasn't born. But people say it was King Herod. -_-; ANSWER Yes Jesus was born. He was born of a virgin in Bethlehem in Israel. King Herod the Great was ruler at that time appointed by Rome.
Where wsa Jesus born?
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Israel. On a small farm.
What nation was Jesus born in?
israel
Was Jesus born in jeruselam?
No. jesus was born in bethleham, in Israel. Jerusalem is another town in Israel; Jerusalem and Bethlehem were two separate towns in the country of Israel.
Who was the empror in israel when jesus was born?
Herod
Who was king of nazareth when Jesus was alive?
When Jesus was born king Herod was king.
Who was the King at Jesus birth?
The answer is King Herod There was no longer a kingdom of Israel at the time attributed to the birth of Jesus. The southern state of Judah, known to the Romans as Judea, was the homeland of the Jews and had gradually expanded since the time of the Maccabeans to include the former territory of Israel. Both Matthew's Gospel and Luke's Gospel say that Jesus was born during the reign of King Herod the Great. Herod was an Idumean and was imposed on Judea by Roman military might, one reason that he was very unpopular among the Jews.
Why was Jesus different from any other leader of Israel?
Jesus wasn't really a leader of Israel. He had the right heritage to be the King of Israel but He was rejected by the nation of Israel.
In which modern day country was Jesus born?
Israel.
Was Jesus born in Bethlehem of Judea in the reign of king?
Jesus was born during the reign of King Herod.
