herod

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herod /ˈhɛ rəd/ ?

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(n) king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

"I used to -- and still occasionally do -- get lunatic letters comparing me to Herod and Hitler," David Steel, the parliamentarian who introduced the Act, told Reuters.
on Apr 24, 2008 By: David Steel Source: Scientific American
"Barack Obama is the King Herod of the 21st century," said Lucas. "Change is needed in America but the changes proposed by Barack Obama are an abomination and a stench in the nostrils of Almighty God."
on Apr 15, 2010 By: George Lucas Source: Greenwood Today
"Dramatically, it's a story with tremendous power, but there's a kind of irony that the one thing that most people know about Herod is probably wrong," said Peter Richardson, author of "Herod: King of the Jews, Friend of the Romans" and a...
on Dec 13, 2006 By: Peter Richardson Source: Beliefnet.com