This document is about Philip (Herod the Tetrarch's Brother). For other homonyms, please refer to the Philip document.
He was the brother of Herod the Tetrarch. Herod took Herodias, who was this Philip's wife, and made her his own wife.
Matt 14:3For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,Matt 14:4because John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
Mark 6:17For Herod himself had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her,Mark 6:18for John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
Luke 3:19But when Herod the tetrarch was reproved by John for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that he had done,Luke 3:20he added this to them all, that he locked John in prison.
He was a half-brother to Philip (Herod Philip the Tetrarch).