Herod Agrippa I
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou
believest....
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Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man
myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him....
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Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord.
Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially
before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I
might have somewhat to write....
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also called the Great (10 BC - 44 AD), King of the Jews, was
the grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus IV and
Berenice.[1] His original name was Marcus Julius Agrippa, and
he is the king named Herod in the Acts of the Apostles, in the
Bible, "Herod (Agrippa)" (Ἡρώδης Ἀγρίππας). He was, according
to Josephus, known in his time as ...
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6. Herod Agrippa I:
Two members of the Herodian family are named Agrippa. They
are of the line of Aristobulus, who through Mariamne, grand-
daughter of Hyrcanus, carried down the line of the Asmonean
blood. And it is worthy of note that in this line, nearly
extinguished by Herod through his mad jealousy and fear of
the Maccabean power, the king...
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-3. Son of Aristobulus (Herod Agrippa I)
Ac 12:1-23...
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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...
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son of Aristobulus and Bernice, and grandson of Herod the
Great.
He was made tetrarch of the provinces formerly held
by Lysanias
II., and ultimately possessed the entire kingdom of
his
grandfather, Herod the Great, with the title of
king. He put the
apostle James the elder to death, and cast Peter
into prison
(Luke 3:1; Acts 12:1-19). On ...
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5. HEROD AGRIPPA I. Son of Aristobulus Herod the Great's
son) and Berenice. Imprisoned by Tiberius for an unguarded
speech. Caius Caligula, A.D. 37, on his accession set him
free, and gave him the governments formerly held by the
tetrarchs Philip and Lysanias, Abilene, etc., with the title
of "king" (Acts 12:1). Galilee and Peraea were added t...
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