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Philip

Herodian tetrarch, son of Herod the Great and first husband of Herodias.

the tetrarch (Herodian)3 Bible books3 chapters4 verse appearancesAlso known as: Herod Philip, Philip the tetrarch

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Philip is a son of and a ruler in the family. names him tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis at the start of John's ministry, alongside his brother , tetrarch of . The Gospels also identify a brother Philip as the first husband of ; her remarriage to Antipas draws the fatal rebuke of . He is distinct from both Philip the apostle and Philip the evangelist.

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