A Tetrarch who persecuted the early church.
Herod
Named in 6 verses of Acts, first in Acts 12:1.
ἩρώδηςHerod
The name means “son of a hero.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Herod Written by AI
Herod Agrippa I was the grandson of Herod the Great and ruled as king over Judea, Samaria, and other regions from 41 to 44 AD. In the book of Acts, he is portrayed as a persecutor of the early Christian church. Herod Agrippa I had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword (Acts 12:1 to 2). Seeing that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well, intending to bring him out for public trial after the Passover (Acts 12:3 to 4). However, an angel miraculously freed Peter from prison (Acts 12:6 to 11). When Herod Agrippa I discovered Peter's escape, he had the guards executed (Acts 12:19). Later, Herod Agrippa I was involved in a dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon (Acts 12:20). On the appointed day, he delivered a public address to them, and the people shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!" (Acts 12:21 to 22). Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died (Acts 12:23). (Acts 12:1 to 23).
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- Acts 12:1
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
- Acts 12:6
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
- Acts 12:11
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
- Acts 12:19
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
- Acts 12:20
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
- Acts 12:21
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.