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| Warned her husband "to have nothing to do with that righteous man". |
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| Ordered the massacre of the Holy Innocents |
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He taught "What is hateful to you, do not do unto your neighbor" |
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Grandson of Herod the Great and brother of the infamous Herodias, He marytered the first apostle, St. James, brother of St. John |
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| Reportedly help Josephus write his history of the Jews and he also liked his own sister, Bernice, a lot! |
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| He was the 5th procurator of Judea |
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| Inherited Trachonitis from his dad and seemed to govern his territory well. Also, he married the "dancer" Solome. |
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Executed his favorite son Antipater |
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| Ethnarch, who ruled Samaria, Judea and Idumea, for 10 years after his father died; was then banished to France by the Roman Emporer |
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| Became the Tetrarch Galilee and Perea (Transjordan) |
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| Preformed a dance for her step-father/great uncle and was then offered a reward for doing such a good "number" |
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| Name given to the ruling, religious body; composed of sadducees, Pharisees and Scribes. |
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| High priests appointed by Rome; ruled from 6-15 A.D. |
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| Leading Pharisee in Jerusalem; he was the authority on interpretation of the oral tradition |
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| Held office from 26-26 A.D.; insensitive to Jewish religion; used brutal force to repress any dissent. |
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| He was decaptitated because he accused Herodias of being immoral |
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| He was ancient Palestine's greatest builder. |
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| After his father-in-law was the high priest, he became the next one and he reigned as high priest from 18-36 A.D. |
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| Murdered some of his woves and his own adult children. |
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| Highly respected Pharisee; St. Paul studied in Jerusalem under him. |
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| He was the powerful head of a family knows ans greedy and wealthy Sadducees |
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| 90% of the population were these people |
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| These people could often be found on the Temple steps, surrounded by students; they were scholars, masters of the Jewish Torah. |
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| These peopl were dedicated to killing Romans and eventually driving them out of their land |
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| He was called "King of Judea" because of the power the Roman Emporer Augustus had given him |
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| Most of the Palestinian uprisings against the Romans started in this place. |
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| These people were wealthy members of the corrupt family taht ruled Galilee for the Romans. |
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| They resented Jesus speaking with an authority they wanted to keep for themselves; they were scholars and belonged to the Pharisee party |
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| One of Jesus' apostles was a member of this group |
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| These people dressed in magnificent silken robes; they held important positions as cheif priests and elders. |
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THis group was highly regarded by the Jewish people; Rabbis usually came from this group; in the Gospels they are presented as hypocrites |
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| Jesus reached out most directly to these people, the uneducated, the sick and the outcasts |
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| Married his niece/sister-in-law, Herodias |
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| These people couldn't read and so were dependend on the Scribes, Pharisees, and other to interprit the law. |
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| This territory was known as the "Province of the nations" because many of its residents were not Israelites |
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| Judas Iscariot possibly was a member of this group. |
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| These "pious ones" decided to live in the wilderness; took daily ritual baths to maintain their purity while waiting for the Messian to come |
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| Marrries twice - both times to her uncles |
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| Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls |
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| She was the primary cause of John the Baptist's death. |
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| Wanted to meet Jesus because some were sayin fhe was John the Baptist, raised from the dead. |
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