Son of Herod the Great and brother of Herod Antipas. He was governor of Ituraea and Trachonitis.
About Philip (Brother of Herod Antipas)
Son of Herod the Great and Cleopatra and half-brother of Antipas, whose mother was Malthace. He is called Herod in Luke 3:1. Antipas was tetrarch (governor) of Perea and Galilee from 4 BC to AD 39. Philip was tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis (and certain other territories) to the northeast of Galilee for 37 years, from 4 BC to AD 33. His wife was his niece Salome, who danced for Herod in exchange for the head of John the Baptist (Matthew 14:3–12; Mark 6:17–29).
See also Herod, Herodian Family.
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Herod
- Half-siblings 3
- Archelaus, Herod Antipas, Philip (Husband of Herodias)
- Niece/Nephew
- Salome (Daughter of Herodias)
Key References
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
All Scripture References (1)
Luke (1)
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,