drusilla Summary and Overview

third and youngest daughter of Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:1-4, 20-23). Felix, the Roman procurator of Judea, induced her to leave her husband, Azizus, the king of Emesa, and become his wife. She was present with Felix when Paul reasoned of "righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come" (Acts 24:24). She and her son perished in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, A.D. 79.

(watered by the dew), daughter of herod Agrippa *., #Ac 24:24| ff., and Cypros. Born A.D. 38. She was at first betrothed to Antiochus Epiphanes, prince of Commagene, but was married to Azizus, king of Emesa. Soon after, Felix, procurator of Judea, brought about her seduction by means of the Cyprian sorcerer Simon, and took her as his wife. In #Ac 24:24| we find her in company with Felix at Caesarea. Felix who, together with his mother, perished in the eruption of Vesuvius under Titus.

DRUSIL'LA , third daughter of the Herod who is mentioned in Acts 12:14, Acts 12:20-23. She first married Azizus, king of Emesa, who professed Judaism for her sake. But by means of a sorcerer, Simon of Cyprus, she was induced to forsake her husband and marry Felix, the Roman governor, and was present at the hearing of the apostle Paul before her husband at Cassarea. She was noted for great personal beauty. Acts 24:24.

The fair but loose daughter of Herod Agrippa I and Cypros (Acts 12); sister of Herod Agrippa II; married to Azizus, king of Emesa, on his becoming a Jew; seduced by Felix, procurator of Judea, through Simon the Cyprian sorcerer (Josephus, Ant. 20:7, section 2). Present at Paul's hearing before Felix at Caesarea. By Felix she had a son, Agrippa, who perished with his mother in the Vesuvian eruption, under Titus.