King Herod's tomb unearthed?


	King Herod's tomb unearthed?

wiccantexan

5-7-2007 10:12 PM

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israel, hebrew, jewish, archaeology, tomb, king herod

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5-8-2007 2:31 AM

The REAL Napster

Forgive my biblical 'rustiness' , but is this the same King Herod whom had John the Baptist beheaded?

5-8-2007 9:01 AM

wiccantexan

Supposedly. Historically, the dates don't jive with Bibilical lore as a general rule. For instance, he was already long dead before the "massacre of the innocents."

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