Pheroras

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Pheroras was a younger brother of Herod the Great and a Judean tetrarch known for his political influence and controversial marriage alliances in the late 1st century BCE.

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Label Occurrences
Pheroras canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Judean tetrarch
member of the Herodian dynasty
causeOfConflict marriage to a woman of low status
refusal to divorce his wife at Herod’s request
conflict family disputes within the Herodian dynasty
country Judea
date 1st century BCE
deathPlace Perea
surface form: Perea (approximate)
describedBySource Flavius Josephus
describedIn Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: The Jewish War
dynasty Herodian dynasty
employer Herod the Great
ethnicGroup Idumaean
givenName Pheroras self-link
historicalContext late Second Temple period
languageUsed Aramaic
Greek
nobleTitle tetrarch
notableEvent involvement in court intrigues at the end of Herod’s reign
notableFor controversial marriage alliances
political influence at the Herodian court
occupation politician
partOf Herod the Great’s extended household
placeOfResidence Perea
politicalAlly Herod the Great
politicalOpponent certain members of the Herodian court
positionHeld tetrarch of Perea
regionRuled Perea
relative Herod the Great
Mariamne I
Salome (sister of Herod the Great)
religion Judaism
sexOrGender male
sibling Herod the Great
spouse daughter of a brother of Herod’s wife
unnamed freedwoman
timePeriod late 1st century BCE

Referenced by (5)

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Cypros child Pheroras
Antipater the Idumaean child Pheroras
Phasael sibling Pheroras
Pheroras givenName Pheroras self-link