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    King Herod Agvippa 1

    Oct 22, 2021 3 minutes
    —by Dr Victor Kuligin

    What spiritual lessons can believers possibly learn from a guy who persecuted Christians?! Not surprisingly, negative ones. This month, we take a look at King Herod Agrippa I.

    Herod who?

    Herod Agrippa I is the fifth of six Herods mentioned in the New Testament. He ruled over parts of Palestine beginning in AD 37, later becoming king over Judaea (which included Jerusalem, the heart of Israel) in AD 41.

    Herod’s zeal for Judaism came at a price for Jesus’ followers.

    Agrippa was an Edomite convert to Judaism.

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