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archelaus |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Archelaus ruler of the people, son of Herod the Great, by Malthace a Samaritan woman. He was educated along with his brother Antipas at Rome. He inherited from his father a third part of his kingdom viz., Idumea, Judea, and Samaria, and hence is called king" (Matt. 2:22). It was for fear of him that Joseph and Mary turned aside on their way back from Egypt. Till a few days before his death Herod had named Antipas as his successor, but in his last moments he named Archelaus. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Archelaus, the prince of the people
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