translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: MAT

label: NET study note

text: A tetrarch , a ruler with rank and authority lower than a king, ruled only with the approval of the Roman authorities. This was roughly equivalent to being governor of a region. Several times in the NT, Herod, tetrarch of Galilee, is called a king ( Matt 14:9 , Mark 6:14-29 ), reflecting popular usage rather than an official title.


text: This marriage of Herod to his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law ( Lev 18:16; 20:21 ). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.


text: Gennesaret was a fertile plain south of Capernaum (see also Mark 6:53 ). The Sea of Galilee was also sometimes known as the Sea of Gennesaret ( Luke 5:1 ).