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Her·od
 Herod
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noun |
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the dynastic title of a succession of tetrarchs who governed Palestine for the Roman Empire.
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king of Judea from 37 to 4 B.C., who ruled under the authority of the Roman Empire. Herod, also known as Herod I and Herod the Great, was in power at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ (b.73 B.C.?--d.4 B.C.)
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