Herod Agrippa I

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Herod Agrippa I was a 1st-century Judean king of the Herodian dynasty, known from both Jewish and early Christian sources for his political maneuvering under Roman rule and his role in New Testament events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Herodian ruler
Judean king
New Testament person
biblical figure
associatedWith Caligula
surface form: Roman Emperor Caligula

Claudius
surface form: Roman Emperor Claudius
birthDate circa 10 BCE
burialPlace Jerusalem
causeOfDeath sudden illness after public acclamation as a god
child Berenice
Drusilla of Judea
surface form: Drusilla

Herod Agrippa II
Mariamne
citizenship Roman citizen
country Judea
deathDate 44 CE
deathPlace Caesarea Maritima
familyName Herod the Great
surface form: Herod
father Aristobulus IV
givenName Agrippa
grandfather Herod the Great
grandmother Mariamne I
imprisoned Apostle Peter
surface form: Peter the Apostle
memberOf Herodian dynasty
mentionedIn Acts 12
Acts of the Apostles
Antiquities of the Jews
surface form: Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
surface form: Josephus, Jewish War
mother Berenice (daughter of Costobarus and Salome)
notableFor close ties with Roman emperors Caligula and Claudius
favorable policies toward the Pharisees
persecution of early Christians
restoration of a kingdom nearly as large as that of Herod the Great
occupation client ruler
king
orderedExecutionOf Apostle James the Greater
surface form: James the son of Zebedee
predecessor Roman procurators of Judea
reignEnd 44 CE
reignStart 41 CE
religion Judaism
residence Caesarea Maritima
Jerusalem
ruled Herodian Kingdom
surface form: Batanea

Galilee
Iturea
Judea
Perea
spouse Cypros (daughter of Phasael)
successor Roman procurators of Judea
title King of the Jews
surface form: King of Judea

King of the Jews

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Apostle James the Greater killedBy Herod Agrippa I
subject surface form: James the Greater
Herodian dynasty notableMember Herod Agrippa I
Herod Antipas successor Herod Agrippa I
Berytus underRomanRule Herod Agrippa I