Herod Agrippa I
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Herod Agrippa I
10 bc--44 ad, king of Judaea (41--44), grandson of Herod (the Great). A friend of Caligula and Claudius, he imprisoned Saint Peter and executed Saint James
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Herod Agrippa I
was eaten by worms for playing god. [N.T.: Acts 12:23]
See: Punishment
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