Now Herodias was devising treachery against John for her own sake; and she wanted to kill him, but she was unable. Thayer's Greek Lexicon: ̔́. Antipas, half-brother of Phillip, came to Rome to receive his investiture as a Tetrarch and was entertained by Phillip. Then, using her daughter as a ploy when she danced at Herod Antipas’ birthday feast, Herodias asked for the head of John (Mark 6:21-25). Herodias wanted John killed, but Herod was afraid of John because Herod knew John was a righteous man. Day and night, they never stop saying, “Holy, holy, holy. 4 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian Kingdom of Judea. (WEB KJV WEY ASV. CONSIDER HERODIAS AS AN EXAMPLE OF UNSCRUPULOUS WICKEDNESS. For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. Herod’s Opinion of Jesus. She was first married to Herod Philip I, son of Herod the Great, a man in private life; but afterwards formed an unlawful union with Herod Antipas, whom she induced not only to slay John the Baptist but also to make. Herod Antipas is mentioned 10 times in the New Testament. Verse 18 – John publicly condemned Herod for this incestuous and sinful relationship. Herodias – The Princess who wanted John the Baptist’s head. i. 7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. D. the daughter of Herodias danced before them: in the original text it is, "in the midst", in the middle of the hall; or in the midst of the company, the lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee, for whom Herod made a supper, Mark 6:21 and the Syriac renders it , "before the guests". Solution: Herodias was Herod’s sister-in-law and niece. Herod Antipas is known mostly as the Herod for whom Salome danced and who ordered John the Baptist to be beheaded. Antipas was the only Herod to meet the Messiah. HEROD ANTIPAS. 21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. He, Herodias, and John the Baptist make a triad singularly like the other triad in the Old Testament, of Ahab, Jezebel, and Elijah. Herodias managed to survive miraculously, and was eventually exiled to Gaul, with her second husband, Herod Antipas. Salome, Daughter of Herodias. John the Baptist’s message of repentance and public exposure of their adultery posed an enormous threat to their royal station and sinful way of living. Upon the deposition of Herod Archelaus in 6 CE, his territories were transformed into a. The wife of Herod Antipas, who, through her daughter Salome, requested and received the head of John the Baptizer in 32 C. The swirl of political and religious interests that surrounds Herod Antipas and his wife is the antithesis of the simple yet terrible preaching of the Baptist. , zur Zeit der Metamorphosen und der Fasten, wandte sich Ovid noch einmal der Form der Liebesepistel zu. Ardea herodias Blue-listed species are considered vulnerable because they have characteristics that make them particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events. Aristobulus lived most of his life outside of. Herodias, King Agrippa’s sister is immortalized in the New Testament as the femme fatal who instigated the execution of John the Baptist. Celle-ci, qui n'était poussée que par l'intérêt, craint d'être répudiée. Some years later Herodias’ younger brother Agrippa was made a king by the Roman Emperor Caligula – Agrippa was a vicious young ne’er-do-well, much like Caligula, and the two young men were close friends. John the Baptist had condemned the marriage because under Jewish law, a man could not marry his brother's wife while he. Mark 1:14, 6:17–29. Herodias left Herod Philip to marry his half-brother Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee & Perea. Crucifixion, from the Buhl Altarpiece, 1490s. HERODIAS. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 14:1–12; Mark 6:21–29 ). On the other hand, “Herodias harbored a grudge” against John and “wanted to kill him. According to the Gospel records, Herodias had previously been married to Philip, but had deserted him for his brother Herod the tetrarch. Glaphyra (Glaphyra of Cappadocia) c. Herodias, the sister-in-law, then wife, of Herod. ” 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet. A MAN WHO SUFFERED FOR THE RIGHT HE SPOKE. She is unnamed in the biblical text but named by Josephus in the Jewish Antiquities (18. Mark 6:14-29 is the account in question. 109ff. Josephus says of Herodias that “she was a woman full of ambition and envy, having a mighty influence on Herod, and able to persuade him to things he was not at all inclined to. HERODIAS. Also, Herod enjoyed listening to John preach. D. The brother of Herodias and King Agrippa I, Herod of Chalcis ruled over the kingdom of Chalcis, which is in modern Lebanon. These works provide us with knowledge of the New Testament era which we otherwise would not. c. 14:1-12). 3–11 Josephus: Ant 18. 14 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him. Herod of Chalcis was given the title of king over the territory north of Judea. Herod Antipas (before 20 B. ) was a first-century CE Jewish-Idumean ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter"). She had two husbands (1) Herod Philip and (2) Herod Antipas, who were her uncles and sons of Herod the Great. After 31 C. Prompted by Herodias, Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist. Herodias persuaded her daughter (unnamed in the gospel but traditionally called Salome) to ask her step-father and uncle Herod to give her the head of John the Baptist on a platter, which Herod reluctantly did. In the New Testament, Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings. Matthew (Matthew 14:5) that Herod would have killed John before, but he feared the people. Then his daughter, also named Herodias, came in and performed a dance that greatly pleased Herod and his guests. Herodias. John the Baptist rebuked Antipas for marrying. Mark 6:22-24 described a story about a relatively unknown person in the Bible, Herodias, the wife of Herod. Usage: Herodias (died after A. Herodias's first husband was her uncle Herod "Without-land" (called Philip in Mt 14. [1] She was the wife of the famous Herod Antipas, who played a big part in the execution of Jesus of Nazareth. In the history of the Messianic movement Antipas plays a most important part; for he is the Herod of the Gospels who slew John, and who was partly responsible for the execution of Jesus; though the story of the presentation of John's head on a charger, by the daughter of Herodias, is probably an exaggeration. The Herodias Genealogy and Family Tree Page. And when an opportune time had arrived, Herod held a feast on his birthday, with the leaders, and the tribunes, and the first rulers of Galilee. 1), but she was also “his brother Philip. So Herod Antipas destroyed his alliance with Aretas by divorcing his wife, and Herodias abandoned her current uncle-husband to acquire another. Prompted by Herodias, Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist. 2. The Daughter of Herodias Dancing (Hérodiade dansant), 1886-1896. The granddaughter of Herod the Great, Herodias was first married to her uncle. Then the perfect time came for Herodias to cause John’s death. Matthew 14:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, and she pleased Herod 7 so much that he promised on oath to grant her whatever she might ask. C. Learn more about Herodias from the Easton’s Bible Dictionary. Her brother was Herod Agrippa I, who did away. W. It was first performed at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels on 19 December 1881. If not addressed, a grudge (which is a form of hatred or wrath) grows like a cancer. birth-day. Salome was only a teen when her mother Herodias left her husband Philip to marry Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee and Philip's brother. Transliteration: Héródias. 6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. The Greek tense (ἔλεγε) implies more than the simple expression, "he said;" it implies a repeated warning. Herodias later married Herod II's half-brother, Herod Antipas. 11 BC – c. Herodias was married to Herod, son of Herod I and Mariamne II, to. By Herod Philip I, Herodias gave birth to the famous Salome III (of. ” 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered. The Dance of Herodias' Daughter. But then apparently decided. After a reign of 37 peaceful years, Philip died and was buried at Julius. It is the feminine form of the male name Herod which is Ἡρῴδης (hērōdēs) in Greek. …When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you. We even could say that both Esther and Herodias are asking for someone’s head. Although separated by six centuries, the artistic structure of the two compositions from Florence is the same: The throne of Herod Antipas appears in an apsidal niche on the right, and he is in the company of Herodias and Salome. Because John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife. The latter's client kingdom was divided between his sister Salome I and his sons Herod. Herodias is the Jezebel of the New Testament. This was Herodias’ revenge for the Baptist’s outspoken criticism of her marriage to Herod. After the death of his brother, he was also given responsibility. Measure 39–52 inches (99–132 cm) with a wingspan of 5 feet 10 inches (1. History's View4. Herodias = "heroic". If abandonment is grounds for divorce and remarriage, then Philip and Herodias were free to remarry. 37/38 and became a historian writing principally about the Jewish people up until his death ca. 17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. 6; Mark 2:22) Mariamne Herod Chalcis Aristobulus Berenice (of Agripps I) Salome (of Herodias) Aristobulus HEROD AGRIPP A I (ultimately king over all of Palestine A. Herod was the one who had ordered the arrest of John, put him in chains, and sent him to prison at the nagging of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. The wife of Pheroras, her youngest son, was an impressive woman, who, alas, remains nameless. First she married her uncle, Herod Phillip. She was the daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice, daughter of King Herod Agrippa I, and grand-daughter of King Herod the Great. Herodias of the New Testament was Mariamne III’s sister, also a granddaughter of Mariamne I and Herod the King and was kin to all the other Mariamnes in Josephus. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. She first married (around 4 ce) her paternal half-uncle, Herod Philip I (the son of Herod the Great and his wife Mariamne II). Salome is based on the historical figure best known from the New Testament (Mark 6:21-29), where she is referred to only as "the daughter of Herodias. ”. Antipas’ tetrarchy and, after his exile, his money, as well as Herodias’ estate, came to be given to Agrippa I. Gustave Flaubert. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee. Usage: Herodias (died after A. As Salome was passing over a frozen river, the ice broke and she sank in up to her neck and died. 5. Herodias was thus directly responsible for her husband’s downfall. Adultery for the purpose of being married to the king and not the king’s half brotherHerod had arrested John, tied him up, and put him in prison. Unfair. ” 9 Although the king was upset, because of his solemn pledge and his guests he commanded. 17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. ”. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome. 7) she asked for the Head of John the Baptist, owing to please her mother Herodias. Herod the Great was her grand father and father-in-law. Hérodiade is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Paul Milliet and Henri Grémont, based on the novella Hérodias (1877) by Gustave Flaubert. PROVENANCE 1900, purchased from the artist by the Brooklyn Museum. But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. Gustave Flaubert. 5. Dexter reports that they were sent to Gaul initially and then to Ilerda in Spain. ”. Matthew 14:1-12 11/7/10 Herodias and her Daughter: “Prompted by Her Mother” We continue today our sermon miniseries through key women of the Bible, and. Committee on the Status of Endangered. (23. 3 d Now Herod had arrested John, bound [him], and put him in prison on. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed and yet he. Through Herodias’ adulterous marriage to King Herod Antipas, they both arose to a high position of power and royal prestige (Mark 6:17, 22). The Herodian tetrarchy was a regional division of a client state of Rome, formed following the death of Herod the Great in 4 BCE. The reason why Herodias hated John the Baptist was because John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have her as your wife. New Revised Standard VersionMatthew 14:6–10 — American Standard Version (ASV) 6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. The New Testament portrays him as a. PROVENANCE 1900, purchased from the artist by the Brooklyn Museum. Other strands of Judaism may have held to different. The view generally held among scholars is that the court drew its name. 22 and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. ” This is one of the many proofs that we have that the evangelists drew characters according to truth. Herodias. The daughter does what her Mom says, and Herod reluctantly follows through. And the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you. The second obstacle was that for Antipas to obtain Herodias by divorce was a flagrant infraction of the Jewish law. He was vested the rulership of Chalkis, a kingdom north of Judaea, as tetrarch. Not really at the hands of Herod. Historically improbable, but theologically essential, the episode in Mark makes theology through narrative structure, juxtaposing the Baptist's death with the raising of Jairus's daughter through the dance of Herodias's. Mark 6:17. Gustave Flaubert. 5. On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much. Herodias’s daughter didn’t know what to ask for. 4. ” This is one of the many proofs that we have that the evangelists drew characters according to truth. Herod, however, takes no action against John's seditious preaching, fearing that John may be the messiah foretold by prophecy. ” The Death of John the Baptist. It is a very early example of Donatello's sculptures and his very first bronze relief. 40), daughter of Aristobulus and granddaughter of Herod I, wife, first, of her uncle Herod, second, of his half-brother, her uncle Herod Antipas. 15 B. Good News Translation For Herod had earlier ordered John's arrest, and he had him tied up and put in prison. * Herodias: see note on Mt 14:3. Antipas and Herodias fell in lust with each other, ended up divorcing their spouses and marrying each other. Herod married Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip (something that John spoke out against). 47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. Herodias left Herod Philip to marry his half-brother Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee & Perea. English Standard VersionHerod of Chalcis. The daughter's story is told in Matthew 14:6-11 and Mark 6:22-28. She consented to leave her husband and become. Rev. JEWS, NAZARENES, ETC. (He·roʹdi·as). Herodias was the daughter of Aristobulus IV and Bernice. The Bible’s account of this episode is covered in the Gospels of Matthew chapter 14 and Mark chapter 6. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed and yet he. The wife of Herod Antipas, who, through her daughter Salome, requested and received the head of John the Baptizer in 32 C. Aristobulus IV (31–7 BC) was a prince of Judea from the Herodian dynasty, and was married to his cousin, Berenice, daughter of Costobarus and Salome I. NIV For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. NET Bible For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her. He was the last Herodian with any real ruling power. Reid Hankins during the Morning Worship Service at Trinity Presbyterian Church (OPC) on 11/17/2013 in Novato, CA. 37-44 [41-44 in Judea]) Grandson of Herod the Great and. Herod Antipas’s affair with his sister-in-law Herodias, whom he had by this time married, was widely known. 14. Herod Antipas and his wife, Hérodias, dominate the foreground of the opening scene. . So Herodias hated John and wanted to kill him. Mariamme (II) Mariamme (II) was the daughter of Simon son of Boethus, the High Priest. ) executed James the son of Zebedee and imprisoned Peter before his miraculous escape. His holy wordsHerodias left Herod Philip to marry his half-brother Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee & Perea. Herod had married the former wife of his brother, Philip. Herod of Chalcis was given the title of king over the territory north of Judea. Herodias held a grudge against John for what he had said. W. Herodias. She was the immediate agent in the execution of John the Baptist, who had condemned her mother’s marriage to Herod. Around the year 1 or 2 C. 159. Salomé, obviously in line with the instructions of her. GOD'S WORD® Translation When Herod celebrated his birthday, Herodias' daughter danced for his guests. Herodias is the daughter of their half-brother Aristobulus. She is unnamed in the biblical text but named by Josephus in the Jewish Antiquities (18. The Herodias of the story's title is a princess who has concocted a devious plan to compel. , to Herod Antipas, who came up to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. Herod was very pleased with her, so he promised he would give her anything she wanted. John boldly spoke out against this marriage, much to the dislike of Herodias, Herod’s new wife ( Luke 3:19–20; Mark 6:17–20 ). Herodias. Mark says that Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could. 14. Herod Philip, uncle and first husband of Herodias, was not a ruler. After the deaths of John and of Jesus, well-disposed persons request the bodies of the victims of Herod and of Pilate in turn to give them respectful burial (Mk 6:29; 15:45–46). 1. Yet, Josephus gives us a different side to her beside the evil she and her daughter have come to represent for over 2000 years. 4). Herod (born 73 bce —died March/April, 4 bce, Jericho, Judaea) Roman-appointed king of Judaea (37–4 bce), who built many fortresses, aqueducts, theatres, and other public buildings and generally raised the prosperity of his land but who was the centre of political and family intrigues in his later years. She was the unlawful wife of the tetrarch Herod Antipas and had formerly been the wife of Herod’s brother, Philip. HERODIAS (first century C. E. — falecida depois de 39) foi uma neta de Herodes, o Grande e irmã de Herodes Agripa I, rei da Judeia. In the painting Salome holds the severed head of the Baptist while Herodias pierces his tongue with a pin. . After Caligula became emperor in 37, Herodias, envious of her brother. Herodias told her daughter what to ask for. Antipas and Herodias fell in lust with each other, ended up divorcing their spouses and marrying each other. "). [1] This is why John was protesting their marriage so vigorously. Here Salome presents Saint John the Baptist’s head to. She conspired with her daughter Salome to arrange the execution of John the Baptist. If Herodias had been a righteous woman, think what good might have been done! Another thing I observe is that Herodias had a problem with cattiness and holding grudges. The hatred of Herodias toward John parallels that of the Jewish leaders toward Jesus. However, Salomé refuses because she is only interested. Herodias contrived how to bring about the. Historically improbable, but theologically essential, the episode in Mark makes theology through narrative structure, juxtaposing the Baptist's death with the raising of Jairus's daughter through the dance of Herodias's daughter and. Herod and Herodias. He married Herodias, the ex-wife of his half-brother Philip. Brigid Bazlen portrays Salome seen here performing an enticing dance in order to incite King Herod. Herod was the one who had ordered the arrest of John, put him in chains, and sent him to prison at the nagging of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. Out of revenge for criticizing her marriage to Herod, Herodias told Salome to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Mike Moore / February 5, 2021 / COMMENTS. According to Josephus, Herodias was Herod’s niece by his brother Aristobulus (Antiquities 18. HERODIAS hĭ rō’ dĭ əs (̔Ηρῳδιάς, G2478). Herodias, Herod’s granddaughter, married her uncle Herod Philip, and had a daughter, Salome, by him. The daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice and thus a granddaughter of Herod the Great and sister of Herod Agrippa I. Philip married his niece Salome, the daughter of Herodias and Herod II (sometimes called Herod Philip I, and also a member of the Herodian dynasty). Herod Agrippa (Roman name Marcus Julius Agrippa; c. Encontraremos así el perdón y una. E. W. Josephus tells us that Herodias, Salome’s granddaughter, also divorced one of her husbands. However, Salome appears in two critical scenes. ” King Herod was very sad. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. She was the granddaughter of Herod the Great and a daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice. She ruined. So Herod protected John. Herodias, Herod’s granddaughter, married her uncle Herod Philip, and had a daughter, Salome, by him. Herod is a powerful man, used to getting what he wants. daughter pleased birthday danced. 4 BC, Antipas was given the Galilee and ruled that region where Jesus of Nazareth lived His entire life. For some unknown reason, Herod was extremely pleased by the dance of the young girl and offered to give her anything she wanted. 39 AD) was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea. Salome also reportedly decided to join Herod and Herodias in exile rather than be alone. 3. Salome was the daughter of Herodias and Philip the tetrach. John the Baptist had condemned the marriage because under Jewish law, a man could not marry. She was married twice: first, to her paternal half uncle Herod (called Philip in Matt 14:3 ), to whom she bore a daughter, Salome; then, once again to a half uncle, Herod Antipas. Herod Antipas, (born 21 bce —died after 39 ce ), son of Herod I the Great who became tetrarch (ruler of a minor principality in the Roman Empire) of Galilee, in northern Palestine, and Peraea, east of the Jordan River and Dead Sea, and ruled throughout Jesus of Nazareth’s ministry. Herodias’ daughter, Salome, had danced so beautifully that Herod had promised to grant her any wish. Jane foi introduzida no filme "Thor: Amor e Trovão", o quarto. It is a bronze bread relief sculpture and is one of Donatello's most famous sculptures. 7 Then he swore to give her anything she asked. Her father had been executed by her grandfather. 4. In both stories, we have a king promising half his kingdom. In Mark 12:13, the Herodians once again join. According to the Gospel records, Herodias had previously been married to Philip, but had deserted him for his brother Herod the tetrarch. E. Her impropriety was rewarded; step-dad offered her any prize she could name; up to half of his kingdom. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Herod Antipas, (born 21 bce —died after 39 ce ), son of Herod I the Great who became tetrarch (ruler of a minor principality in the Roman Empire) of Galilee, in northern. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had. But when Herod’s birthday celebration came, Herodias’s daughter danced before them and pleased Herod. It starts slightly before the arrival of the Syrian governor, Vitellius. On Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for Herod and his guests. This dancing pleased Herod so he told her she could have whatever she wished. Herodias encourages her daughter to do so; allowing her daughter to be the lust interest of her husband. When he died, she married Aristobulus II, her cousin and uncle. They had a daughter named Salome. Herodias clearly had abandoned Philip and had even taken their daughter with her. ”. [3] 4. (Matt. E. 4). [1] The opera is famous (at the time of its premiere, infamous) for. 27 AD. Luke 3:19. Herodias’ kill-the-messenger response led to her and Herod becoming murderers as well as adulterers. - The head was with Herodias. he-ro'-di-as (Herodias): The woman who compassed the death of John the Baptist at Macherus ( Matthew 14:1-12 Mark 6:14-29; compare also Luke 3:19, 20; Luke 9:7-9 ). AD 44), also known as Herod II or Agrippa I (Hebrew: אגריפס), was the last Jewish king of Judea. Herodias persuaded her daughter (unnamed in the gospel but traditionally called Salome) to ask her step-father and uncle Herod to give her the head of John the Baptist on a platter, which Herod reluctantly did. Matthew 14:6 Context. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900. NIV For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. This daughter Herodias is described as a girl ( Matthew 14:11 ). For a time, Herod was able to keep John safe, having imprisoned him at Macherus, the fortified palace located east of the Jordan River. Herod was morally weak. The woman who compassed the death of John the Baptist at Macherus ( Matthew 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29; compare also Luke 3:19,20; 9:7-9 ). Josephus relates that Herodias, jealous at Agrippa's success, persuaded Antipas to ask Caligula for the title of king for himself. Mark 6:17,19,22 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold on John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her. Salome was Herodias’s daughter through Philip. The idea in the original Greek language is that Herodias actively sought John’s death. “So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. is the Lord God who rules over all. Learn more about her life, marriages, and exile with this article. add Philip, wrongly?], the son of Herod the Great, who was born of Mariamne [Miriam II], the 2 It is presumed, as Josephus eds. C. 1 On the dramatic stage, the best-known production (or. 4. 2. Some time after the birth of their daughter Salome, Herod's half-brother herod antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee, who had married the daughter of the nabataean King Aretas IV, became infatuated with Herodias.