Philip the Tetrarch (Herod Philip II) - of Iturea etc. Luke 3/1 (25 avr. 4 av. J.-C. – 30 juin 34)

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Philip the Tetrarch, sometimes called Herod Philip II by modern writers (ruled from 4 BCE until his death in CE 34) was the son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife, Cleopatra of Jerusalem.
Philip II was born c. 26 BCE. He was a half-brother of Herod Antipas and Herod Archelaus; and should not be confused with Herod II, whom some writers call Herod Philip I.

Philip II inherited the northeast part of his father's kingdom, which included Iturea and Trachonitis; and possibly Gaulanitis and Paneas, as was noted by Flavius Josephus.

Augustus Caesar made his own division of Herod's kingdom, giving one half to Archelaus, while dividing the other half into two, going to Herod Antipas and Herod Philip II.

Herod Philip II married his niece Salome, the daughter of Herodias and Herod II (sometimes called Herod Philip I (Matt 14/3), and also a member of the Herodian dynasty, he was another son of Herod the Great).
This Salome appears in the Bible in connection with the execution of John the Baptist. (Matt 14/6)
However, there would have been a great difference in their ages: Salome was born in ~14 CE, at which time Herod Philip II was 39 years old.
The gospels of Matthew and Mark (6/17-29) state that the Herodias whom Herod Antipas married was the wife of Antipas' brother "Philip", a fact supported by Josephus, who indicated she was the wife of Herod II (a.k.a. Philip I).

It is known that Philip the Tetrarch rebuilt the city of Caesarea Philippi, calling it by his own name to distinguish it from the Caesarea on the sea-coast, which was the seat of the Roman government.
It is possible that the 'Salome' he was married to was a half-sister by that same name, a daughter of Herod the Great and his 8th wife Elpis. This sibling Salome was born in ~14 BCE, and so only five years younger than Herod Philip (a more realistic age gap).
But this would also be the only known occurrence of the children of Herod the Great intermarrying, even if from different mothers.
Marriage to 1st cousins and uncles, however, was relatively common in the so-called Herodian dynasty.

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