Herodias: Daughter of Aristobulus

Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod

For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,

When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”

But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,