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The grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus and Bernice. The Roman
emperor Caligula made him governor first of the territories of Philip, then of
the tetrarchy of Lysanias, with the title of king ("king Herod"), and finally
of that of Antipas, who was banished, and of Samaria and Judea. Thus he became
ruler over the whole of Palestine. He was a persecutor of the early Christians.
He slew James, and imprisoned Peter (Acts 12:1-4). He died at Caesarea, being
"eaten of worms" (Acts 12:23), A.D. 44. (Compare Josephus, Antiquities of the
Jews, Book 18, Chapter 8).
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible
Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy
freely.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for 'Agrippa I'". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".
1897.