Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded at Machaerus. After the deposition and banishment of Herod Antipas in 39 AD, Machaerus passed to Herod Agrippa I until his...

states that he was executed by order of Herod Antipas in the fortress at Machaerus. Followers of John existed well into the 2nd century AD, and some proclaimed...

led Antipas to have him arrested; John was subsequently put to death in Machaerus. Besides provoking his conflict with John the Baptist, the tetrarch's...

and Heshbon. To the south, it was adjacent to the Land of Moab, with Machaerus marking its southernmost fortress. Encompassing roughly 2,625 square kilometers...

location for the Baptism of Jesus), Mount Nebo, Umm ar-Rasas, Madaba and Machaerus. Islamic sites include shrines of the prophet Muhammad's companions such...

6:17–20); According to Josephus, the death took place at the fortress of Machaerus. The following comparison table is primarily based on the New International...

Although he built fortresses (Masada, Herodium, Alexandrium, Hyrcania, and Machaerus) in which he and his family could take refuge in case of insurrection...

which the rebels continued holding out, at Herodium, Machaerus, and Masada. Both Herodium and Machaerus fell to the Roman army within the next two years,...

Fretensis) under Sextus Lucilius Bassus lays siege to the Jewish garrison of Machaerus at the Dead Sea. After they capitulate, the Zealots are allowed to leave...

classification is not always exact and can change over time and between cultures. Machaerus, military outpost of the Hasmoneans There are examples of animals that...

Tetrarchy, Roman Empire Died c. 30 AD Machaerus, Herodian Tetrarchy, Roman Empire Cause of death Beheaded at Machaerus Predecessor Zakariya Successor Isa...

military distinctions after securing important victories at Alexandrium and Machaerus. With the rebellion defeated by 56 BC, Gabinius restored Hyrcanus to his...

holds the Madaba Map which is the oldest mosaic map of the Holy Land; Machaerus which is a fortified hilltop overlooking the Dead Sea where John the Baptist...

household manager Chuza, a woman who works in King Herod Antipas's court in Machaerus, and one of the women helping Jesus's ministry. Herodias (Shereen Khan)...

with the "Cave of Saint John the Baptist" from Tzova near Jaruselum). Machaerus, the Herodian fortress where John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded...

Hasmoneans most likely built, was also rebuilt by Herod. Alexandrium and Machaerus, two further desert strongholds, were constructed elsewhere (Samaria and...

suicide of its 960 inhabitants. Another historically important fortress was Machaerus (מכוור), on the eastern bank, where, according to Josephus, John the Baptist...

Chazon Ish, Orach Chaim 39:14. Vörös, Gyozo (2015), "Anastylosis at Machaerus", Biblical Archaeology Review, vol. 41, no. 1, Jan/Feb 2015, p. 56 H....

holed up by Aulus Gabinius, consul of the Roman province of Syria, in Machaerus. Marc Antony, commander of the cavalry under Gabinius, led several men...

While Josephus identifies the location of the imprisonment of John as Machaerus, southeast of the mouth of the Jordan river, the gospels mention no location...

place where it grows (in the valley Wadi Zarqa covering the north side of Machaerus, in present-day Jordan), and thinks the plant is a type of rue (of the...

under Jewish control: Herodium and Masada in the Judaean Desert, and Machaerus in Perea. Sextus Lucilius Bassus, the newly appointed legate of Judaea...

Gabara Yodfat Tarichaea Gamla Mount Tabor Gischala Judea coast and highlands Zealot Temple Jerusalem Last strongholds Herodium Machaerus Jardes Masada...

Joanna (Amy Bailey), a woman who works in King Herod Antipas' palace in Machaerus, comes from the imprisoned John the Baptizer to support Jesus' ministry...

Karapet Armenian Apostolic Church, Qasr Kharana, Dead Sea Panorama Complex, Machaerus, Dhiban, Karak Castle, Qasr Tuba, Shobak Castle, Aqaba Fortress, Aqaba...

Mannäi ~20 a.C. (Machaerus)...

recounted after the Baptism of Jesus, when John is in prison in the fort of Machaerus and hears of the works performed by Jesus. He seeks confirmation as to...

century historian Josephus, which recorded the site of the beheading as Machaerus, across the Jordan, some 80–90 miles (130–140 km) away. Matthew 14:12...

Gabara Yodfat Tarichaea Gamla Mount Tabor Gischala Judea coast and highlands Zealot Temple Jerusalem Last strongholds Herodium Machaerus Jardes Masada...

Gabara Yodfat Tarichaea Gamla Mount Tabor Gischala Judea coast and highlands Zealot Temple Jerusalem Last strongholds Herodium Machaerus Jardes Masada...