Added to this, his lineage was far from pure. Herod’s family had converted to Judaism, but his father’s family was descended from Edom and his mother was Arabic. Worst of all, Herod rode ...

Herod was the Roman-appointed King of Judea ... Being of the house and lineage of David, Joseph had to return to Bethlehem, the city of David, to be registered. During this time, Mary gave birth ...

Herod was upset and called the chief priests and teachers of the law and asked them “Where will the Messiah be born?” They told him Bethlehem had been predicted in prophecy. Herod asked the ...