Philip
Philip, the son of Herod the Great, who ruled as tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis during the time of John the Baptist's ministry.
The name Philip means “warlike; a lover of horses”
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Summary
Tetrarch Philip or Herod Philip II living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Luke 3:1; only referred to as Philip (Φίλιππος); son of Herod 'the Great'; a brother of Ethnarch Herod Archelaus, Herod Antipas I and Herod Philip I.
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Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- ΦίλιπποςPhilip
Mentions
- 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,