| Christmas story villain |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2025 |
| The man with the staff is a biblical king (5) |
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| King of Judea |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Cruel King of Judaea (5) |
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| Royal circle surrounded by the common masses (5) |
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| Champion died for king |
The Times Cryptic |
22 May 2025 |
| King of Judea at the time of the birth of Jesus (5) |
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| Crowd gathering round wicked old king (5) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
03 May 2025 |
| Crowd gathering round wicked old king (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
03 May 2025 |
| King of Judaea |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Apr 2025 |
| King of Judaea from 37-4 BC |
Mirror Quiz |
10 Apr 2025 |
| New Testament king |
Newsday |
30 Mar 2025 |
| Illustrious star originally dignified? No, a biblical despot (5) |
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| King who rebuilt the Second Temple in Jerusalem |
Universal |
03 Mar 2025 |
| Ancient ruler of a wild horde (5) |
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| ___ Antipas, 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea (5) |
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| Ruler of a wild horde? (5) |
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| He took the staff to rule in biblical times (5) |
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| Pole, he initially was king (5) |
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| As king, he was superior to Rodney |
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| New Testament king/villain |
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| Roman king of Judea |
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| King of Judaea from 37-4 BCE (5) |
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| King of Judea who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents (5) |
The Guardian Weekend |
11 Jan 2025 |
| King entered the rodeo! (5) |
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| The man with the stick was a child hater (5) |
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| A king of Judea |
Newsday |
10 Nov 2024 |
| Lloyd Webber royal role |
Newsday |
09 Nov 2024 |
| Cruel king died at the foot of illustrious man |
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| He had the measure of a Biblical king |
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| King of Judea |
LA Times Mini |
03 Oct 2024 |
| In a biblical story, which king ordered the execution of all male children aged two and under? (5) |
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| King of Israel at the time of Christ's birth (5) |
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| "Great" king of Judea |
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| As king, a much admired figure to many |
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| The man with the cane - once a menace to innocent children! (5) |
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| Extremely huge stick can be a ruler |
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| King in the Salome story |
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| Cruel Judean king (5) |
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| King of Judea |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Jun 2024 |
| -- Antipas, 21BC-39AD, ruler of Galilee and Perea (5) |
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| The man with the cane is a child hater (5) |
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| King of Judaea from 37-4 BC |
Mirror Quiz |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Biblical king |
Mirror Tea Time |
31 May 2024 |
| Monarch who was 54 Down's stepfather |
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| Biblical king of Judea |
New York Times |
19 May 2024 |
| Group of animals surrounding old king |
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| King for whom the common people had a secret love? (5) |
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| King of a wild horde (5) |
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| King of an unruly horde |
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| King of the rodents? (5) |
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| Nativity monarch (5) |
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| As king, was he on a perch? (5) |
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| Name of four rulers in ancient Palestine (5) |
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| Great, maybe, but he took punishment (5) |
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| Ruler of Galilee and Peraea |
The Guardian Quick |
18 Apr 2024 |
| Ruler of Galilee and Peraea (5) |
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| In the Bible, he's linked with corporal punishment (5) |
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| Illustrious warrior originally dignified? No, a biblical despot (5) |
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| A biblical character made her do wrong |
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| Biblical king who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents (5) |
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| Notorious biblical king (5) |
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| Notorious king of Judea |
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| Cruel king, but a hero to many (5) |
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| He partners "12 Down" in the Bible (5) |
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| ___ the Great, Judean king (5) |
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| Another odd-looking part for old king (5) |
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| "Prove to me that you're divine, change my water into wine" singer in "Jesus Christ Superstar" |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jan 2024 |
| Roman-appointed King of Judaea born in c. 73 BC (5) |
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| Bad king, the man with symbol of punishment |
The Guardian Quiptic |
30 Oct 2023 |
| Judean king |
LA Times Daily |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Tenor role in "Salome" |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Judean king |
LA Times Daily |
18 May 2023 |
| King of Judea |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Jan 2023 |
| "Jesus Christ Superstar" king |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Salome's stepfather |
Newsday |
06 Oct 2022 |
| Biblical king |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Aug 2022 |
| New Testament king |
Newsday |
15 May 2022 |
| Early Judean king |
The Washington Post |
01 May 2022 |
| Early Judean king |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2022 |
| King from whom Mary and Joseph fled |
The Washington Post |
03 Mar 2022 |
| King from whom Mary and Joseph fled |
LA Times Daily |
03 Mar 2022 |
| Explosive Pole who ordered a death penalty? |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Dec 2021 |
| Judean king |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2021 |
| King in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' |
The Washington Post |
09 Mar 2021 |
| King in "Jesus Christ Superstar" |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2021 |
| Biblical villain whose name contains a villain's opposite |
USA Today |
31 Dec 2020 |
| Wicked king of Judea |
Universal |
27 Dec 2020 |
| King of Judea |
The Washington Post |
25 Dec 2020 |
| King of Judea |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2020 |
| King of Judea in the New Testament who tried to kill Jesus |
Irish Times Simplex |
19 Dec 2020 |
| Judean king |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Aug 2020 |
| “Jesus Christ Superstar” baritone |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jun 2020 |
| Judean king |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Mar 2020 |
| Judean king, in Matthew |
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| King and queen seen in shrouds on occasion |
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| King of Judea |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Dec 2019 |
| Judean king |
New York Times |
11 Jul 2019 |
| Biblical king, that man getting stick |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Friend of Claudius I |
The Washington Post |
20 Jan 2019 |
| Friend of Claudius I |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jan 2019 |
| Friend of Claudius I |
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| Judean king |
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| Ruler in Matthew |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2018 |
| NT king |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Aug 2018 |
| King when Jesus was born |
USA Today |
24 Apr 2018 |
| King in "Salome" |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2018 |
| King when Jesus was born |
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| King who ordered the killing of the infant Jesus |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
24 Dec 2017 |
| King of Judea until 4 B.C |
USA Today |
18 Nov 2017 |
| Infamous biblical king |
Universal |
14 Sep 2017 |
| Old king, brave man heading for defeat |
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| Villainous biblical king |
Universal |
14 Jul 2017 |
| Cruel king |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 May 2017 |
| New Testament king |
Newsday |
12 Apr 2017 |
| King of Judea |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Mar 2017 |
| Biblical king of Judea |
The Times Concise |
21 Feb 2017 |
| 'The Great' king of Judea |
The Washington Post |
10 Jan 2017 |
| King of Judea until 4 B.C. |
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| Villainous biblical king |
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| Infamous biblical king |
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| Judean king |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2016 |
| New Testament villain |
The Washington Post |
08 Nov 2016 |
| Judean monarch |
Canadiana |
22 Aug 2016 |
| "The Great" Judean king |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jul 2016 |
| New Testament king |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2016 |
| Biblical king |
Universal |
11 Feb 2016 |
| King for whom Salome danced |
The Washington Post |
21 Jan 2016 |
| King of Judea |
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| "The Great" Judean king |
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| New Testament king |
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| Biblical king |
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| Judean king |
LA Times Daily |
02 Nov 2015 |
| "The Great" king of Judea |
LA Times Daily |
05 Oct 2015 |
| Biblical king of Judea |
New York Times |
07 Sep 2015 |
| Biblical king |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Aug 2015 |
| Christmas story villain |
Universal |
30 Jul 2015 |
| Ruler in Richard Strauss's 'Salome' |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2015 |
| 'Try It and See' singer in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2015 |
| In crowd, love finds murderous monarch |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Apr 2015 |
| Villain in a Nativity play |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2015 |
| Early Judean king |
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| Biblical king of Judea |
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| New Testament king |
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| Judean king |
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| "The Great" king of Judea |
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| One king in "King of Kings" |
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| Villain in a Nativity play |
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| Christmas story villain |
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| Ruler in Richard Strauss's "Salome" |
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| New Testament king |
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| Biblical king in Matthew |
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| Judean king |
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| Salome's royal audience |
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| King in the Gospels |
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| A king in the Bible |
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| Judean ruler |
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| Cruel king – chief character in story – died |
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| Christmas story bad guy |
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| Jose Ferrer's role in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" |
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| King in Matthew |
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| Christmas story bad guy |
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| Judea's ___ the Great |
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| "Salome" villain |
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| King of Judea |
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| Christmas story baddie |
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| Name of several Judaean kings |
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| Judean despot |
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| "Salome" role |
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| "Salome" tenor |
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| Friend of Claudius I |
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| Christmas-story king |
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| Biblical king |
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| King in "Jesus Christ Superstar" |
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| Ancient king |
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| New Testament king |
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| Stepfather to Salome |
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| New Testament villain |
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| Christmas story villain |
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| Christmas story bad guy |
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| King in 1 B.C. |
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| King of Judea |
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| Grandfather of Agrippa I |
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| Salome's wicked uncle |
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| King in Matthew |
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| "The Great" king of Judea |
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| Judean king |
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| Biblical king who died in 4 BC |
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| Grandfather of Agrippa I |
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| Salome's stepfather |
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| "Salome" role |
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| Judean king |
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| Judean king, 37-4 B.C. |
|
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| He ordered the execution of John the Baptist |
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| Judean king |
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| King in "The Passion of the Christ" |
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| New Testament villain |
|
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| ___ Agrippa (king of Judea) |
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| Masada king |
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| Early Judean king |
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| Early king of Judea |
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| Judean king |
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| Christmas story villain |
|
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| King in the Gospels |
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| Early king of Judea |
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| Judean king |
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| New Testament ruler |
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| Role in "King of Kings" |
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| King of Judea |
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| King visited by the Magi |
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| Laughton's "Salome" role |
|
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| Biblical king |
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| Judean king, 37-4 B.C. |
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| King that met the Magi |
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| Judean king |
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| Infamous king of the Bible |
|
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| King of Judea |
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| Biblical villain |
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| Biblical king |
|
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| Friend of Mark Antony |
|
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| New Testament villain |
|
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| Galilean ruler |
|
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| 'Salome' character |
|
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| Biblical villain |
|
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| King of Judea |
|
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| Biblical tyrant |
|
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| "The Great" king of Judaea |
|
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| King of Judea |
|
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| The great Judean king |
|
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| Villain of the Christmas story |
|
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| King of 2,000 years ago |
|
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| New Testament king |
|
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| Judean king: "the Great" |
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| Salome danced for him |
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| New Testament ruler |
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| Biblical king |
|
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| Judean king ____ the Great |
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| B.C. Judean king |
|
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| "Salome" tenor |
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| Early Judean king |
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| Galilean tetrarch |
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| Stepfather to Salome |
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| Judean king |
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| Salome's royal audience |
|
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| New Testament ruler |
|
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| Biblical bad guy |
|
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| Biblical king with 10 wives |
|
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| A king of Judea |
|
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| Salome danced for him |
|
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| "Salome" king |
|
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| __ Antipas, ruler of Galilee: 4 B.C.-A.D. 39 |
|
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| A Judean ruler |
|
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| King of Judea: 37-4 B.C. |
|
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| Biblical tyrant |
|
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| Notable king of Judea |
|
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| A Judean king |
|
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| Salome's stepfather |
|
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| King in Wilde's "Salomé" |
|
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| Salome's admirer |
|
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| Kind of Judea: 37 B.C. |
|
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| Tetrarch of Galilee |
|
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| Laughton role in 1953 |
|
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| Idumean king of Judea |
|
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| He imprisoned St. Peter |
|
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| Wicked king |
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| For whom Salome danced |
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| Character in "I, Claudius" |
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| King in "I, Claudius" |
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| Biblical ruler |
|
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| Palestine dynasty of the year one. |
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| King of 4 B.C. |
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| Dynasty of ancient Palestine. |
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| Ruler in Judea, 34–4 B. C. |
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| Roman king of Judaea. |
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| Ruler of Galilee in 4 A. D. |
|
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| Step-father of Salome. |
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| King of Judea, B. C. 37–4. |
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| Husband of Mariamne. |
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| King of the Bible |
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| King of Judaea. |
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| Ruler of Galilee. |
|
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| King of 4 A.D. |
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| New Testament king. |
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| Early Palestinian dynasty. |
|
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| Tenor role in 49 Down |
|
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| Salomé's stepfather. |
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| Salome's uncle. |
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| King in the year one. |
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| Salome danced for him. |
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| Laughton role. |
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| Charles Laughton's role in "Salome." |
|
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| Governor in Strauss' opera, "Salome." |
|
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| He ordered the Massacre of the Innocents. |
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| Symbol of tyranny. |
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| "Jesus Christ Superstar" character |
|
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| Stepfather of Salome. |
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| Contemporary of 25 Across, in Judea. |
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| Salome's stepfather. |
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| King in B.C. and A.D. |
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| Strauss role. |
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| Out-___ (outdo in violence). |
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| Tenor role in "Salome." |
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| Ruler of Galilee, 4 B.C–A.D. 39. |
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| King of Judea. |
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| Biblical king. |
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| Judean king. |
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| Role in "Salome." |
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| King of Judea, 37 B.C. |
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| Ruler in the year one. |
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| Judea ruler. |
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