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The woman who engineered John the Baptist's execution
Historically Verified
Josephus wrote about her as the wife of Herod Antipas. Her father Ethbaal is confirmed in Assyrian records.
open_in_newMarried to Herod Antipas (her former brother-in-law), which John the Baptist publicly condemned as unlawful. She held a grudge and used her daughter's dance at Herod's birthday party to manipulate him into ordering John's beheading (Mark 6:17-29). A chilling example of how political power and personal grudges can silence prophetic voices.
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