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Herod
Her·od
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əd
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noun
(
"the Great"
)
73?–4 b.c,
king of Judea 37–4.
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Herod
(ˈhɛrəd)
—
n
called
the Great.
?73--4
bc
, king of Judaea (37--4). The latter part of his reign was notable for his cruelty: according to the New Testament he ordered the Massacre of the Innocents
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