Every named figure.
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Grandson of Herod the Great; king of Judea AD 41–44. Killed James son of Zebedee and imprisoned Peter. Struck dead at Caesarea by an angel for accepting divine acclamations (Acts 12).
Last of the Herodians; son of Herod Agrippa I; tetrarch of regions east and north of Galilee. Heard Paul at Caesarea and said, 'In a short time you would persuade me to be a Christian.'
Son of Herod the Great; tetrarch of Galilee and Perea 4 BC – AD 39. Beheaded John the Baptist; tried Jesus during the Passion. Married Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Son of Herod the Great by Malthace the Samaritan; ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea (4 BC – AD 6). His cruelty made Joseph afraid to settle in Judea (Matthew 2:22). Banished by Augustus to Vienna.
Son of Herod the Great by Mariamne II; first husband of Herodias and father of Salome. Lived as a private citizen. Distinct from Philip the tetrarch (Herod Philip II).
Herod Philip II
Son of Herod the Great by Cleopatra of Jerusalem; tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis (4 BC – AD 34). Built Caesarea Philippi. Husband of Salome.
Curation status: Primeval (Genesis 1–11), patriarchs (Genesis 12–50), Exodus/Numbers, Joshua/Judges/Ruth, the united and divided monarchies (Saul, David, all kings of Judah and Israel), the writing prophets, post-exilic figures (Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther), the Holy Family, John the Baptist, the Twelve, and the early apostolic generation are all in. 2,781figures curated so far. The remaining named biblical figures (priestly genealogies in 1 Chronicles, the post-exile lists in Ezra/Nehemiah, the obscure persons in Acts and the epistles) are pending. Every claim is rigorously sourced; gaps mean “not yet curated”, not “not in scripture”.