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Around that time, Herod, the regional governor, heard of the fame of Yeshua
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and said to his attendants, "This must be Yochanan the Immerser. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."
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For Herod had arrested Yochanan, put him in chains and thrown him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip;
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since Yochanan had told Herod, "It violates the Torah for you to have her as your wife."
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Herod had wanted to put Yochanan to death; but he was afraid of the people, in whose eyes Yochanan was a prophet.
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However, at Herod's birthday celebration, Herodias' daughter danced before the company and pleased Herod
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so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
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Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of Yochanan the Immerser."