73?-4 ; Idumaean king of Judea (37-4): called Herod the Great
See Herod in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hĕrˈəd) Known as “the Great.” 73?-4 B.C.
King of Judea (40-4) who, according to the New Testament, attempted to kill the infant Jesus by ordering the death of all children under the age of two in Bethlehem.