On June 24 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner.

That Salome, recorded in the Bible as ordering the beheading of John the Baptist, would later be immortalized in an array of fictional works like Oscar Wilde’ s 1893 play and the subsequent 1905 ...

The architecture of a cave in Israel indicates that it was the burial site of a royal family member linked to Herod the Great ...

Biblical tradition holds that Herod I, who ruled from 37 B.C. to 4 B.C., ordered the death of all male babies in Bethlehem, but no objective historical evidence has yet emerged that supports that ...

Filming for The Chosen Season 6 is underway, and in June 2025, that will include filming the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Jonathan Roumie, who stars as Jesus Christ, revealed just that in a post ...

Note: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home is also on-site, but it is closed through November 2025 for refurbishment. Most agree a trip to Atlanta must include time spent at this historical park.

He was the one who had John the Baptist murdered (Matthew 14) and whom Jesus was sent to during His trials before crucifixion (Luke 23). For most of his life, Jesus lived under the rule of Herod ...

“The Church observes the birth of John as in some way sacred; and you will not find any other of the great men of old whose ...

Finally, John’s birth and circumcision is itself described (1:57-80), crowned by Zechariah’s great canticle of joy, the Benedictus. In keeping with his distinctiveness, the birth of Jesus is featured ...

For instance, at almost exactly the time of the birth of Jesus (4-6 B.C.), some Jews became fed up with the Jewish King Herod ...