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.
King Herod lived in Judea at the time of Jesus' birth.
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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.
According to the King James Version of the Bible, Mary was a teenager when she gave birth to Jesus.
Caesar Augustus was the emperor at the time, but Herod was king.
Jesus was born during the rule of king Herod.and the roman empire.
King Herod , King of the Jews so he killed all the boys in his land under the age of 2 but Jesus escaped.
The gifts of the Magi in the biblical story of the birth of Jesus symbolize the recognition of Jesus as a king (gold), a priest (frankincense), and a sacrifice (myrrh).
It means that the new king has been born
The King Cake and the baby in it represent Jesus. The baby is in the cake as a symbol of birth and renewed life. The cake is called King Cake in reference to Jesus.