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The gospels say that Herod Antipas had John the Baptist beheaded early in the mission of Jesus, at the request of his wife Herodias, who had a quarrel with John. The gospels do not say what Herodias then did with John's head.
We can not rely on history for the answer to what Herodias did, since it appears from the record of the Jewish historian Josephus that John the Baptist died approximately 35 CE in the castle of Macherus, both too late and too far away for the gospel story. Moreover, Herod had John imprisoned and executed because he feared a Jewish uprising to result from John's criticism of him, contrary to the gospel version that he reluctantly had John beheaded after Herodias tricked him. On this evidence, Herodias never asked for, and never received John's head.
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∙ 9y agoBy getting her daughter Salome, to dance at Antipas' birthday, & then request St. John's head as a reward.
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What was Herodias' daughter name who wanted John the Baptist's head on a platter?
Salome
What was the womans name who demanded the head of John the Baptist?
Her name was Herodias. See Matthew 14 and Mark 6 for the accounts.
What family member of Herod wanted John the Baptist beheaded?
Herodias, the sister-in-law, then wife, of Herod.Mark 6:14-29 is the account in question. Herod married Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip (something that John spoke out against). Herodias then wanted John dead, so when her daughter (probably Solome) from her previous marriage, was asked to dance, Herodias asked her to request the head of John as payment.
Who danced for the head of John the Baptist?
The daughter of Herodias. Sources outside of the Bible indicate her name was Salome.
Who was involved in Johns the Baptist's death?
King Herod, his brother's wife Herodias, and her daughter were involved in John the Baptist's death. Herodias' daughter performed a sensual dance to please King Herod, and he promised her anything that she wanted. She asked her mother what she should request, and Herodias told her daughter to ask for John the Baptist's head on a platter. Because King Herod gave his word, he was forced to give the daughter what she asked for, and the daughter took the head to Herodias.
Who was the woman that carried in the platter with john the baptists head?
It was Herodotus, he rods daughter under orders from her mother who wanted John the baptist killed.
Who was Herodias in The Bible?
Herodias was the wife of Herod Antipas, who was a ruler during the time of Jesus. She played a role in the beheading of John the Baptist, as John had spoken out against her marriage to Herod. Herodias is known for her vengeful nature and desire to eliminate those who opposed her.
Why did Salome want John's head on a platter?
Salome requested John the Baptist's head on a platter as a reward because her mother Herodias harbored a grudge against him for criticizing her marriage to Herod. Salome's request was prompted by her mother's desire for revenge and was granted by Herod to fulfill the promise he had made to Salome.
What did they do with John the Baptist's head after they put it on the platter?
AnswerIn the gospels, the daughter of Herodias is said to have asked for the head of John the Baptist on a platter, during a feast for the chielf men of Galilee. However the Jewish historian Josephus says that John was simply executed for objecting to the marriage of Herod Antipas to his brother's former wife, Herodias, and that the execution took place in Macherus, a castle quite remote from where the feast would have been held. If we accept Josephus' account, John the Baptist never had his head on a platter.The answer to this question depends on whether we accept the gospel account or that of Josephus. If the former, then we do not know what happened to John's head. If the latter, then we can say that John's head was not placed on a platter, and nothing unusual happened to it.
Who cut off johns head?
Herod Antipas was the ruler of the province where the baptist preached, and he preached fervently against Herod having taken his brothers wife, Herodias, for his own. Herodias became most upset in the ordeal and had St. John jailed, only later to have him beheaded by way of her daughter, whom Herod was infatuated with, and had promised anything if only she would dance for him. She then asked for, at the promting of her mother, the head of the baptist on a platter and delivered it to Herodias.
How was behead John beheaded?
Herodias hated John the baptist. when her daughter did a dance for king Herod he was so delighted that he told her to ask for anything and she would get it. She then asked her mother what to ask for. The mother said ask for Johns head on a silver plate. So John was beheaded , and the head was brought on a plate.
What was Saint john the baptists occupation?
sherpherd
