Beheading of John the Baptist

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title: Beheading of John the Baptist
text: The beheading of John the Baptist, also known as the decollation of Saint John the Baptist or the beheading of the Forerunner, is a biblical event commemorated as a holy day by various Christian churches. According to the New Testament, Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee under the Roman Empire, had imprisoned John the Baptist because he had publicly reproved Herod for divorcing his first wife and unlawfully taking his sister-in-law as his second wife Herodias. He then ordered him to be killed by be
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description: Biblical event and Christian holy day
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beheading_of_John_the_Baptist
date created: 2006-08-02T05:27:30Z
date modified: 2024-09-10T22:52:07Z
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