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If there was indeed a massacre of infants under King Herod, it must have been well before his death, because Herod would not have been so concerned about a potential rival in his last few months, when he knew he was dying Herod died in April 4 BCE, so the slaughter would have probably have occurred no later than 6 BCE. Because Matthew says Herod was so unsure how old Jesus might have been that he had all infant boys under two years old slaughtered, Jesus would seem to have died a year or two earlier than this.
On the other hand the first-century Jewish historian, Josephus, when condemning Herod for every wrong of which he knew, never mentions what would have been Herod's most heinous act. Modern biblical scholars say that the story of Herod's 'Slaughter of the Innocents' was actually based on the Old Testament story of Moses, in which the pharaoh ordered all the infant boys under two years old to be slaughtered.
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Common health risks in premature infants are jaundice, apnea, inability to breast or bottle feed, under-developed lungs, digestive system and nervous system.
What was the role of Herod in the Gospel of Luke?
In the Gospel of Luke, Herod is portrayed as the ruler of Galilee during the time of Jesus's birth. He is depicted as the one who orders the slaughter of the innocents in Bethlehem in an attempt to kill the newborn Jesus, fearing he would challenge his reign. Herod's actions highlight the political tension and opposition to Jesus's message of a coming kingdom.
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What did herod do When the three wise men did not return to tell herod where the baby messiah was?
King Herod became very angry. He ordered all males under the age of 2 to be killed.
Why did the Roman authorities send Jesus to Herod Antipas?
Pilate learned that Jesus was a Galilean and was under Herod's jurisdiction. So Pilate sent Jesus to Herod, who had heard about Jesus and had wanted to see Him.
Did people like being under Herod's rule?
They did not like it, but suffered it.
What year did herod order male boys 2 years old and younger to be killed?
Opinion:Herod did to the male infants of Bethlehem what he did to countless others elsewhere - ordered their murder. Herod was a known for his widespread violent atrocities that Josephus mentions in general terms - Bethlehem was but one very small fish in the bloodthirsty reign of daily killings, hence would not have been singled out from the much larger picture for mention.Matthew 216Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Is the 'massacre of the children' when the pharaoh killed all the first born sons of the Israelites?
A:More usually known as the Massacre of the Innocents, the massacre of the children is in Matthew's Gospel. When King Herod heard that a new king of the Jews was born in Bethlehem, he ordered all the boys under two years old to be slaughtered. The author of Matthew was drawing a parallel between Jesus and Moses in the Old Testament. The gospel's massacre of the children was based on the Old Testament story of the pharaoh killing all the first born sons of the Israelites in Egypt but is set in a different context and concerns Jesus, not Moses and the Hebrews.
Was King Herod innocent of the murder of the infants?
Another answer from our community:This story appears in only one of the canonical Gospels (Matthew 2:16), and nowhere in secular records. However, that does not make it non-historical. And, we know from secular history that Herod murdered his sons.
What is herod the great responsible for in the life of jesus?
Herod ordered the slaughter of all babies under two years, when he realized that the wise men had cheated him after finding the place where Jesus was born.
Who wasnt happy about Jesus' birth?
King Herod , King of the Jews so he killed all the boys in his land under the age of 2 but Jesus escaped.
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