Herod Archelaus

thumb|Herod Archelaus Herod Archelaus (23 BC – AD 18) was the ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, including the cities Caesarea and Jaffa, for nine years (4 BC to AD 6). He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the Samaritan, brother of Herod Antipas, and half-brother of Herod II. Quotes about (About Saint Joseph) Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, “He shall be called a Nazarene.” Gospel of Matthew 2:21-23 NKJV. External links Herod Archelaus Category:BCE births Category:1st century deaths Category:Monarchs from Israel Category:People from the Bible