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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