Herod Agrippa I in Smiths Bible Dictionary
V. HEROD AGRIPPA I. was the son of Aristobulus and Berenice,
and grandson of Herod the Great. He was brought up at Rome,
and was thrown into prison by Tiberius, where he remained till
the accession of Caligula, who made him king, first of the
tetrarchy of Philip and Lysanias; afterward the dominions of
Antipas were added, and finally Judea and Samaria. Unlike his
predessors, Agrippa was a strict observer of the law, and he
sought with success the favor of the Jews. It is probable that
it was with this view he put to death James the son of
Zebedee, and further imprisoned Peter. Ac 12:1 ff. But his
sudden death interrupted his ambitious projects. Ac 12:21,23
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