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Philip Φίλιππος
Herod the Great's son. Philip, the half-brother of Philip the Tetrarch, and Herod Antipas who took Philip's wife, leading to John the Baptist's condemnation of their marriage.
Family
Where Philip appears
Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1)
Key verses
- Matthew 14:3 first mention — For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
- Mark 6:17 — For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
- Luke 3:19 — But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.