Archelaus

Archelaus, son of Herod the Great, Ethnarch over Judea, causing Joseph to fear returning there with Mary and the child Jesus.

The name Archelaus means “the prince of the people”

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Summary

Ethnarch Herod Archelaus over Israel living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Matthew 2:22; only referred to as Archelaus (Ἀρχέλαος); son of Herod 'the Great'; a brother of Herod Antipas, Herod Philip I and Herod Philip II.

Glossary entries

Family members

Father: Herod
Siblings: Herod Philip Philip

Alternative names

ἈρχέλαοςArchelaus

Mentions

Matthew 2:22
But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,