The wise men brought gifts for Jesus of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Mary thanked them for bringing the gifts for Jesus and the wise men left to find a place to sleep for the night. As they were sleeping, they each had the same dream . The wise men were warned by an angel not to go back to King Herod and tell him about where they found the Jesus as King Herod had intended on killing him.
Mat 2:12 Then they returned to their country by another road, since God had warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod.
God warned them not to go back to Herod because Heron planned to kill the baby (Jesus) that was born to be the messiah.
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The Magi did not return to King Herod because they were warned in a dream not to go back to him. They were told to go home by a different route to avoid King Herod, who had asked them to report back to him after finding the newborn king of the Jews. This was likely to protect the child Jesus from Herod's malicious intentions.
Herod Antipas was the king during the time when Jesus was performing his miracles.
In the bible the king who was ruling Bethleham was king Herod.
Jesus referred to Herod as 'that fox'.
When Jesus was born king Herod was king.
King Herod's sons were named Herod Antipas, Herod Archelaus, Herod Philip, Herod Agrippa I, and Herod Agrippa II.
The Wise men told king Herod that the messiah would take over him and that the messiah is a child. Jesus was hiding because he was the messiah and did not want to get killed by king Herod.
Herod was king at the time of jesus .
King Herod went crazy,because he was afraid Jesus would take his throne.
King Herod was the ruler of Judea during the time of Jesus' birth. He is known for ordering the massacre of infants in Bethlehem in an attempt to kill the baby Jesus, whom he saw as a threat to his rule. Herod's actions are mentioned in the Biblical accounts of Jesus' birth in the Gospel of Matthew.
Herod Antipas the son of Herod the Great was king of Judea.
Herod Antipas son of Herod the Great