MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 2:22 Archelaus was one of Herod the Great’s sons. He followed Herod as ruler over Judea, Samaria, and Idumea, from 4 B.C.A.D. 6. He was cruel like his father, and the Jews hated him. Fearing a revolution from the people, Caesar Augustus removed him from power.

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