40 BC · Intertestamental

Herod made king of Judea

Rome named Herod king of Judea, the Ussher record placing the Antony-brokered appointment context in 40 BC; he took Jerusalem itself three years later. This is the Herod of Matthew 2.

📖 Matthew 2:1

1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

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Sources: Ussher, Annals of the World (dataset)
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