Herod the Great (c.74-4 BC), ruled 37-4 BC. According to the New Testament, Jesus was born during his reign, and he ordered the massacre of the innocents (Matt. 2:16).

Herod Antipas (22 BC-c.40 AD), son of Herod the Great, tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea 4 BC-AD 40. He married Herodias and was responsible for the beheading of John the Baptist. According to the New Testament (Luke 23:7), Pilate sent Jesus to be questioned by him before the Crucifixion.

Herod Agrippa Ⅰ (10 BC-AD 44), grandson of Herod the Great, king of Judaea AD 41-4. He imprisoned St Peter and put St James the Great to death.

Herod Agrippa Ⅱ (AD 27-c.93), son of Herod Agrippa Ⅰ, king of various territories in northern Palestine 50-c.93. He presided over the trial of St Paul (Acts 25:13 ff.).