Are you sure?Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodian_Dynasty
I know that just because wikipedia says it, doesn't mean it's gospel, but I always thought Herod was Jewish.
Are you sure?Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodian_Dynasty
I know that just because wikipedia says it, doesn't mean it's gospel, but I always thought Herod was Jewish.
Only a few seek liberty; the majority seek nothing more than fair masters - Sallust
A lie told often enough becomes truth - Vladimir Lenin
The page doesn't exactly state that the Herodians were Jewish, but merely that they were of Edomite and Samaritan descent. They were most probably integrated into Jewish society, though.
Edom/Idumea
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