Herod is appointed king, then takes Jerusalem
Between the Testaments · Draft · BSB
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Date: c. 40–37 BC · Appointment and conquest
The Roman senate appoints Herod king; he still has to secure his kingdom. With Roman military support, he later takes Jerusalem from Antigonus.
The conventional dates are 40 BC for appointment and 37 BC for capture. These are separate stages. Recognition abroad does not mean immediate control at home.
Historical sources and canon context
Historical background. The sources below open externally; they are separate from the app’s bundled Bible text. Related Bible passages provide comparison or later context.
Josephus, Antiquities 14.14.4–5; 16.1–4
Separates the senate’s appointment from the later siege and capture. Written in the first century AD, looking back on these events.
Primary Scripture
No primary biblical passage is assigned to this historical-background event. Consult its external sources.
Related Scripture
These Bible readings are connected by theme or later setting; they are not direct accounts of this historical stop.
Matthew begins its magi account during Herod’s kingship, a later setting than these accession events.
Location evidence
Jerusalem is the active focus; Rome marks the appointment’s setting. The map does not invent a journey itinerary or ancient street plan.
Event map marker: Identified site; [longitude, latitude] = [35.234167, 31.776667]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Jerusalem: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [35.234167, 31.776667]. Classification source: editorial.
OpenBible.info: Jerusalem (CC BY 4.0)
Rome: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [12.4852, 41.8922]. Classification source: editorial.
OpenBible.info: Rome (CC BY 4.0)
OpenBible.info: Jerusalem (CC BY 4.0)
For the class
Why is it important to distinguish a ruler’s title from the moment he gains control?
Interpretation and reuse
Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review.
Record source: editorial (content/authored/between-testaments.json)
Place coordinates from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0.
Teaching stops, summaries and regional extents are original editorial content of this atlas.
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