King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2)

King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) was born c74 BCE.¹ He was the son of Antipater II (the Idumaea) and Cypos, (princess of Nabatea).^1,3 King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) married first Doris, daughter of (?).¹ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) and Doris were divorced bet 43 and 40 BCE.¹ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) married second Mariamne I, "the Hasmonean", daughter of Alexander Maccabeus and Alexandra Maccabeus, c37 BCE.¹ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) married third Mariamne II, daughter of Simon Boethus (?).¹ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) married forth Malthace.¹ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) married fifth Cleopatra (of Jerusalem) 25 BCE.⁵ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) and Mariamne II were divorced 4 BCE.⁶ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) died Mar/Apr 4 BC Jericho Other authorities suggest more like 1 BC.^1,7
He became the father of Antipater c 46 BCE. King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) became King of Judea 37 BCE. King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) became the father of Aristobulos IV 31 BCE. King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) killed Mariamne I, "the Hasmonean" under charges of adultery 29 BCE.⁸ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) became the father of Herod II Boethus 27 BCE.⁹ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) became the father of Herod c24 BCE.⁵ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) became the father of King Herod Archelaus (of Judea) 23 BCE.¹⁰ King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) became the father of Herod Antipas bef 20 BCE.¹¹
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem looking for him. King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) heard about them and asked the Teachers of the Law where the Christ was to be born, to which they replied Bethlehem in Judea.
King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) called the Magi and found out when the star had appeared, and sent them to Bethlehem, asking them to report to him so he could come and worship him.
The Magi followed the star and found Jesus with Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him, and presented him with gifts of gold, incense and myrrh. Having been warned in a dream not to go back to King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2), they returned home by another route.¹⁴
After the Magi left, an Angel of the LORD (Bible) sppeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to take Jesus and Mary to escape to Egypt because King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) was going to try and kill Jesus.¹⁵
King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2), when he realizes that the Magi had outwitted him, orders that all boys in Bethleham and vicinity, two years and under are to be killed in an attempt to kill Jesus.¹⁶
King Herod I 'the Great' was replaced as King of Judea by King Herod Archelaus (of Judea) 4 BCE.
After King Herod I "the Great" of Judea (Ἡρώδης) (Mt 2) died, an Angel of the LORD (Bible) appeared to Joseph in a dream, telling him it was safe to come back. So Joseph, Mary, and Jesus came back to Israel. On finding that King Herod Archelaus (of Judea) was on the throne, Joseph was afraid, and withdrew to the district of Galilee, and the town of Nazareth.¹⁷