1 The history of the massacre by Herod the Great is doubtful.

2 When did Herod the Great die?

3 Galilee was ruled by a son of Herod the Great,Herod Antipas, and different descendants of Herod would rule in different parts of Palestine for many years after that.

4 However, based on the mention of Herod the Great in the gospel of Matthew, more-recent estimates place Jesus' birth as early as 8 BC/BCE, and as late as 4 BC/BCE.

5 Herod the Great tore down the Temple that Zerubbabel had built and put up a grander one.

6 This is Herod the Great, so they go to Herod the Great's palace in Jerusalem and they say, where do we find this new king that's been born because we want to go and worship him and bring him gifts.

7 Herod the Great (King of Judea ) 37-4BC - Birth of Jesus Luke and Matthew.

8 Herod the Great was appointed king by the Roman Senate and he ruled from the year 37 to year 4 BCE.

9 Herod the Great gets himself appointed as King of the Jews by the Roman Senate.

10 It's a tourist spot and a shrine that celebrates the defeat of the last of Jews at Masada, the fortress that Herod the Great had built.

11 Salome, a drama created by Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde, tells a story about Salome, the stepdaughter of Herod the Great in the Bible.

12 Finally, it is doubtful that any of these sources has anything to say, by way of description, about the Essenes as they existed before the reign of Herod the Great (37-4 BC).

13 The Romans took control of Palestine in 63 B. C. and made Herod the Great king of Judea.

14 Upon hearing that the Son of God, the true lord of this world, had been born, what did Herod the Great do?

15 The wise men, or Magi, first arrived in Jerusalem and reported to the king of Judea, Herod the Great, that they had seen a star heralding the birth of a king.

16 When he came to Jerusalem, he stayed in the magnificent palace built by Herod the Great.

17 The first and most certain date is that of the death of Herod the Great.

18 Pontius Pilate - He became governor of the Roman province of Judea after the banishment of Archelaus, son of Herod the Great.