Mat 14:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | 14:1 Herod Antipas ’s official title was tetrarch (ruler of a fourth part of a kingdom) of Galilee and Perea (4 BC — AD 39; see 2:19-22 ). Jesus referred to Antipas as “that fox” (Luke 13:32 ), and John the Baptist justly condemned him for adultery (Matt 14:3-12 ; Luke 3:19-20 ).

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cLuke 13:32►

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‏ Matthew 14:1-2

14:1 ^a Herod Antipas’s official title was tetrarch (ruler of a fourth part of a kingdom) of Galilee and Perea (4 BC—AD 39; see 2:19-22 ^b). Jesus referred to Antipas as “that fox” (Luke 13:32 ^c), and John the Baptist justly condemned him for adultery (Matt 14:3-12 ^d; Luke 3:19-20 ^e).
14:2 ^f There was a rumor that John had been resurrected (see 16:14 ^g).