This document compares two families - the Herods and the Holy Family. It provides brief descriptions of several members of the Herod family, including Herod the Great who ordered the killing of baby boys in Bethlehem, his son Archelaus who Joseph was afraid to live under, and his sons Herod Antipas and Herod Agrippa I & II. It also mentions the Holy Family of Joseph, Mary and Jesus but does not provide any details. The document contrasts the two families and their different choices or paths in a few sentences.
3. Herod
The Great
Herod was furious when he
realized that the wise men had
outwitted him. He sent soldiers
to kill all the boys in and
around Bethlehem who were
two years old and under.
(Matthew 2:16)
5. Herod
Philip
But Herodias, was married to Philip, the
son of Herod the Great, who was born of
Mariamne, who had a daughter, Salome;
after whose birth Herodias took upon her
to confound the laws of our country, and
divorced herself from her husband while
he was alive, and was married to Herod
Antipas, Philips brother by the father's
side, but her daughter Salome was married
to Philip, the son of Herod
Josephus, Antiquities
6. Herod
Antipas
Herod was delighted at the
opportunity to see Jesus, because he
had heard about him and had been
hoping for a long time to see him
perform a miracle. He asked Jesus
question after question, but Jesus
refused to answer Then Herod
and his soldiers began mocking and
ridiculing Jesus.
(Luke 23:8-11)
7. Herod
Agrippa I & II
Agrippa interrupted Paul:
Do you think you can
persuade me to become a
Christian so quickly?
(Acts 26:28)