Herodias

Herodias, [N] [E]

daughter of Aristobulus, one of the sons of Mariamne and Herod the Great, and consequently sister of Agrippa I. She first married Herod Philip I.; then she eloped from him to marry Herod Antipas her step-uncle. The head of John the Baptist was granted at the request of Herodias. ( Matthew 14:8-11 ; Mark 6:24-28 ) (A.D. 29.) She accompanied Antipas into exile to Lugdunum


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Herodias,'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.