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    Herodias

    heh-ROH-dee-us

    Greek
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Heroic; Of the hero's clan
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Herodias appears in the King James Bible, including Mark 6:19.
    First appears in
    Matthew — The Gospels
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Herodias's rage against John the Baptist teaches that hostility toward God's truth never achieves peace — only deeper bondage. Silencing the prophet doesn't silence the truth.
    King James verses
    • Mark 6:19

      "Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not."

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