Herod The Great
- King of Judea when Jesus was born
- Ordered the Massacre of the Innocents
- Matthew 2
Herod Archelaus
- Son of Herod the Great
- Ruled Judea, Samaria, Idumea after his father died and the kingdom was divided
- Mentioned when Joseph avoids Judea
- Matthew 2:22
Herod Antipas
- Son of Herod the Great
- Ruled Galilee and Perea after his father died and the kingdom was divided
- Executed John the Baptist
- Questioned Jesus during His trial before Pilate
- Matthew 14, Luke 23
Herod Philip (Philip the Tetrarch)
- Son of Herod the Great
- Ruled Iturea and Trachonitis in the northeast after his father died and the kingdom was divided
- Mentioned in Luke 3:1
Herod Agrippa I
- Grandson of Herod the Great
- Initially received Philip’s territory, then Antipas’s territory, and in AD 41 was given the lands once ruled by Archelaus, allowing him to rule nearly the entire kingdom of Herod the Great
- Executed the apostle James, son of Zebedee (John’s brother, one of the Sons of Thunder)
- Acts 12
Herod Agrippa II
- Son of Agrippa I
- Present when Paul gave his defense before Governor Festus in Caesarea
- Acts 25-26
After absorbing this and checking out some of the links, you could do this quiz to see if it stuck!