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Herod the Great

DEFINITIONS OF: Herod the Great

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n king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

Synonyms:
Herod
Example of:
Rex, king, male monarch
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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