Salome, traditionally believed to be the daughter of Herodias, is often depicted as a young girl, though her exact age is not specified in the biblical accounts. Most interpretations suggest she was likely a teenager, possibly between 12 and 15 years old, as she performed the dance that pleased King Herod, leading to her request for John the Baptist's head. The story is found in the New Testament, specifically in the Gospels of Mark and Matthew.
Salome requested the head of John the Baptist.
She ask for the head of John the Baptist.
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Salome , to please her mother , asked of King Herod the head of John the Baptist because John had criticized the marriage of Herod and his wife Herodias who then sought revenge upon John through the seductive dance of her daughter Salome who , after being given a promise for anything by Herod , asked for the head of John . ~ (See Mark 6:14-29) .
Salome
In the biblical story of Salome, as recounted in the Gospels, she danced for King Herod and, in response to his promise to grant her any wish, requested the head of John the Baptist. Herod, reluctantly complying, had John's head brought to her on a silver platter. This event symbolizes the themes of manipulation, power, and the tragic consequences of desires fulfilled.
Salome danced for Herod. John the Baptist had criticized King Herod for marrying his sister-in-law and was in prison. Salome was told to ask for John's head on a silver platter.
The daughter of Herodias. Sources outside of the Bible indicate her name was Salome.
In a plot with her mother Salome danced for king Herod and ,And herod promised her that he would give her anything, so the two, jointly decided to ask for the head f John the baptist on a silver plate. As John criticized Herods wife for her marriage .
The stepfather of Salome was Herod Antipas, who was a ruler in the region of Galilee and Perea during the time of Jesus. Salome is most famously known for requesting the head of John the Baptist as a reward for dancing for Herod Antipas.
Her name was Herodias. See Matthew 14 and Mark 6 for the accounts.
It was not Herods niece who danced but Herods own daughter Salome. She and her mother asked for Johns head on a platter as John told Herod it was wrong to marry your brothers wife.