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Who was King Herod's wife?

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He had several: Doris, Mariamne I, daughter of Hasmonean Alexandros, Mariamne II, daughter of High-Priest Simon, Malthace, Cleopatra of Jerusalem, Pallas, Phaidra, Elpis, a cousin (name unknown), and a niece (name unknown), plus many concubines.

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Herod had many wife's

  1. Doris
  2. Mariamne I, daughter of Hasmonean Alexandros
  3. Mariamne II, daughter of High-Priest Simon
  4. Malthace
  5. Cleopatra of Jerusalem
  6. Pallas
  7. Phaidra
  8. Elpis
  9. A cousin (name unknown)
  10. A niece (Herodisa)

And the one mentioned in The Bible,

Mark 6:18 and

Matthew 14:3-5 (NLT) 3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod's brother Philip). 4 John had been telling Herod, "It is against God's law for you to marry her." 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.

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The wife of Herod the Great is not mentioned in the Bible. He is reported outside of the Bible to have had a number of wives.

The wife of Herod Antipas was Herodias.

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He had two legitimate ones - Salampsio and Cypros.

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Mariamne

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