Mark 6:21
On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Galilee 1
- WHO
- John the Baptist
ON THE MAP
WHO APPEARS
WHEN
WHO RULED
- Herod Antipas tetrarch of Galilee 4 BC – AD 39 IN THE TEXT
SOURCES
- Herod Antipas — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
SEE ALSO
- Esther 2:18 Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.
- Genesis 40:20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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