Rulers, officials and religious leaders
Herod the tetrarch
Also called Herod
Tetrarch of Galilee
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Editorial summary
Tetrarch of Galilee (Luke 3:1). He had John the Baptist imprisoned and beheaded, and Luke says that when Pilate sent Jesus to him in Jerusalem, he questioned him and, with his soldiers, mocked him.
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1Jesus before Herod
Learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, Pilate sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem. Herod questioned him at length, but Jesus gave no answers while the chief priests and scribes accused him. Herod and his soldiers mocked him and sent him back to Pilate, and that day Herod and Pilate became friends.