Phil'ip Herod (Φίλιππος ῾Ηηρώδης), a son of Herod the Great by Mariamune, the daughter of Simon the high-priest. He was the first husband of Herodias, who was taken from him by his brother Herod Antipas (Mt 14:3; Mark, 6:17; Lu 3:19). A.D. ante 25. Having been disinherited by his father, Philip appears to have lived a private life. He is called Herod by Josephus (Ant. 17:1, 2; 4, 2; 18:5. 1; War, 1:28, 4; 30, 7). SEE HEROD.
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