Herod
['herəd]
Definition
(noun.) king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC).
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Examples
- Near the spot we sailed from, the Holy Family dwelt when they sojourned in Egypt till Herod should complete his slaughter of the innocents. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- They even have in it a grotto wherein twenty thousand children were slaughtered by Herod when he was seeking the life of the infant Saviour. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- When the Virgin fled from Herod's wrath, she hid in a grotto in Bethlehem, and the same is there to this day. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This explanation derives a certain plausibility from the circumstance that 8000 is the ancient number of the Spartan citizens (Herod. Plato. The Republic.
- It was built by Herod Antipas, the murderer of John the Baptist, and named after the Emperor Tiberius. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typist: Ruth