Ehud Netzer, an Israeli archaeologist best known for excavating King Herod's winter palace and discovering the monarch's tomb there, died Oct. 28 at a hospital in Jerusalem after falling at the ...

Archaeologists say the grand palace of Herod – king of Judea under the Roman empire – stood at this site in Jerusalem’s Old City during the first century B.C. The trial of Jesus is believed ...

And while burying the palace during his lifetime provided Herod with the satisfaction of knowing his grave would stand out, it also helped preserve and protect the site for 2,000 years.

According to historical accounts, Herod the Great was the regional king of Judea, which contained the cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem. He ruled from about 37 B.C.E. until his death in 4 B.C.E ...

I want to focus on something unique to Luke. Luke’s Passion includes how Jesus was sent to Herod Antipas (Luke 23:5-12). First of all, who was Herod Antipas before whom Jesus, about to die, stands?

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