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According to Matthew's Gospel, King Herod ordered the slaying in the region of Bethlehem of all the boys under two years old, causing Joseph, Mary and Jesus to flee to Egypt. This famous order is now known as the "Slaughter of the Innocents".
Strangely, the "Slaughter of the Innocents" was unknown to the author of Luke's Gospel, who describes Jesus as being taken from Bethlehem to Jerusalem within weeks of his birth, and the the young family travelled peacefully to Nazareth in Galilee. Scholars have even pointed out that the Jewish historian, Josephus, never mentioned the order to slay the innocents, although he would certainly have done so if he knew of it.
John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) says that Matthew was clearly writing Christian midrash.
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Where did King Herod live at the time of Jesus' birth?
King Herod lived in Judea at the time of Jesus' birth.
Who was the Jewish king at the birth of Jesus?
Herod
Who was the king of Bethlehem at the time of Jesus' birth?
king herod
Who is a king in the Bible that indicates Jesus' birth?
King Herod
Who was the king at the time of Jesus birth?
Caesar Augustus was the emperor at the time, but Herod was king.
Who is King Herod on Jesus birth?
King Herod had heard that another King was born; and since there could only be one king he though Jesus had come to depose him. So he wanted to kill Jesus before Jesus could take the kingdom away from him.
Who was the King at Jesus birth?
The answer is King Herod There was no longer a kingdom of Israel at the time attributed to the birth of Jesus. The southern state of Judah, known to the Romans as Judea, was the homeland of the Jews and had gradually expanded since the time of the Maccabeans to include the former territory of Israel. Both Matthew's Gospel and Luke's Gospel say that Jesus was born during the reign of King Herod the Great. Herod was an Idumean and was imposed on Judea by Roman military might, one reason that he was very unpopular among the Jews.
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.
Who was king when Jesus was doing his miracles?
Yes there was a pupet king when Jesus was born his name was Herod.
Was jesus king herods son and was his mother herods daughter?
No, Jesus was not King Herod's son. Jesus' mother was Mary, who was not related to Herod. Jesus was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, and Herod the Great was the ruler of Judea at the time of Jesus' birth.
Who was the king of Bethlehem in Jesus' time?
In the bible the king who was ruling Bethleham was king Herod.
Who was the king that killed Jesus Christ?
Under the order of Pontius Pilate, after many of the Jews denounced Jesus, Jesus was killed by the Romans. The King at the time was Caesar, but he had no direct role. Herod Antipas was tetrarch of Galliee at the time, but he returned Jesus to Pilate, who reluctantly ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
