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1 NAME Germanicus /Caesar/
Caesar Germanicus, who married Agrippina the Elder. He restored to Herod
Agrippa II the largest part of his great grandfather Herod the Great's
dominions. Herod the Great, born about 70 B.C., an Edomite descended from
Esau, was son of Cypros, an Arabian woman, and Antipater, her husband,
who had been appointed Procurator of Judea by Julius Caesar in 47 B.C. he
is known in history for the slaughter of the innocent first-born children
(Bible New Testament , Gospel of St. Matthew 2:16). He had also murdered
many relatives, including all his children by his first wife.
It was his great grandson, Herod Agrippa II., tetrarch of Galilee, before
whom St. Paul in 62 A.D., made his memorable defense recorded in the New
Testament, Book of Acts, Chapter 26. Maintained in his power by the
Romans, and faithful to their interests, he adopted the Jewish religion
and tried to dissuade the Jews from rebelling.