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The Herods were a major political family in the New Testament. Answer these question about the Herods
  1. What apostle was put to death by Herod?

  2. James the brother of John
    Simon Peter
    Phillip
    Steven

  3. Where did Joseph and Mary flee with Jesus when they heard Herod was seeking his life?

  4. Rome
    Arabia
    Egypt
    Damascus

  5. Why did Herod have John the Baptist imprisoned?

  6. He mocked his office
    To please the Jews
    Because of His wife Herodias
    To curb his growing popularity

  7. Which of these was NOT a reason a Herod feared that Jesus was?

  8. Resurrected John the Baptist
    The King of the Jews
    A former leader of a rebellion
    An innocent man

  9. Who became friends with Herod after he sent Jesus to him?

  10. Jarius
    Pilate
    Caiaphas
    John

  11. How was Herod killed when he didn't give glory to God?

  12. He was struck by lighting
    He seized up and died
    A stone fell from on high and crushed him
    He was eaten by worms

  13. What supporter of Jesus was Herod's steward?

  14. Joseph of Arimathea
    Barnabas
    Joanna the wife of Chuza
    Mary Magdalene

  15. What teacher at Antioch had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch?

  16. Saul
    Barnabas
    Simeon who was called Niger
    Manaen

  17. Who was kept in Herod's Praetorium before his trial before Felix?.

  18. Jesus
    Paul
    Peter
    James

  19. Jesu said ' Beware the leaven of Herod and the leaven of what other group'?

  20. The Herodians
    The Roman cohort
    The Pharisees
    The Gentiles

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