The children of Herod the Great divided up Judea, Galilee and the surrounding territories, and continued as local rulers during the time of Jesus. One …
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The Gospels
Judea and Galilee after Herod the Great
Following the death of Herod the Great in about March of 4 BC, the kingdom of Herod was divided among three of his sons and his sister. During the …
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King Herod’s Building Projects
In the period before the birth of Jesus, the Jewish people lived under control of the Roman Empire and a local king named Herod the Great. Herod was a …