The Massacre of the Innocents is the name given to infanticide in Bethlehem mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew, but not mentioned in the other gospels nor in the early apocrypha. According to a Christian tradition, the described events fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah. Massacre of the Innocents - The Massacre. According to the Gospel of Matthew 2:16–18: "When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem ...

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Though many readers follow the author of Matthew in identifying a prophetic allusion from Jeremiah 31:15, others see this episode as expressly crafted for the purpose of recording apparently fulfilled prophecy. The Massacre of the Innocents is not mentioned in the other gospels nor in the early apocrypha. Nor is the episode mentioned by Josephus, who among other atrocities, records Herod's execution of two of his sons by his wife Marianme because he believed they posed a threat. (The Jewish War (I.535–7) and Jewish Antiquities (16.121–7, 356). The epis ...

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Whenever I come across news of violence, be it between individuals, mob factions or between countries, a nightmare usually envelops me, of a return to the days of the caveman. But scenes of the incineration of innocents at Godhra and the retaliatory mass live-burning of hundreds in other parts of Gujarat brought back poignant memories of the Partition massacres.

In extenuation, apologists among us could seek to ascribe the latter at least partially to the departing Brits but who do we blame for our own Millennium Abel and Cain act this past week? Only ourselves: In a land which boasts of its sanskriti, sabhyata, and itihaas - noble words uttered from political pulpits especially at election times, what surfaced in the past week is bestiality at its best (worst?).

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Herod was the name of several members of the Herodian dynasty of Roman Judea: Herod the Great (c. 74–4 BC), king of Judea. He reconstructed the Second Temple in Jerusalem and is described as ordering the Massacre of the Innocents in the Gospel of Matthew. Herod Archelaus (23 BC–c. AD 18), king of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea. Herod Philip (4 BC–AD 34), king of Ituraea and Trachonitis. Herod Antipas (20 BC–c. AD 40), king of Galilee and Peraea. He is described in the New Testament as orderi

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Herod I, also known as Herod the Great, was a Roman client-king of Judaea (c. 74 BC - March 4 BC in Jerusalem). The details of his biography can best be gleaned from the works of the 1st century AD Jewish historiographer Josephus. To the majority of non-specialist Christians Herod is best known from the Gospel according to Matthew that gives in chapter 2 an account of the events leading up to and including what subsequently has come to be referred to by Christians as the Massacre of the Innocents, of which however no mention in other ...

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The murder of children is considered a particularly abhorrent crime in most societies; they are perceived within their communities and the state at large as being vulnerable, and therefore especially susceptible to abduction and murder. The protection of children from abuse and possible death often involves disturbing the child's family structure, as tenuous as this may be. Child murder - Killing by family members vs. killing by strangers. Most murderers of children are relatives, acquaintance ...

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1247 - Events. Shams ad-Din disappears resulting in Jalal Uddin Rumi writing 30,000 verses of poetry about his disappearance. Romford, London, England is chartered as a market town. Bedlam becomes part of London. Thuringian War of Succession begins. Ch'in Chiu-Shao publishes the original form of the Chinese remainder theorem. Pope Innocent IV sends missionaries to attempt to convert the Mongols. Egypt takes control of Jerusalem from the Kharezmians. ...

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This article is about genocide that took place during the Bosnian War from 1992-1995. Other cases of genocide in the same region during World War II are covered in other articles. The Bosnian Genocide or Bosnia Genocide was an organized killing of Bosnians, predominantly male Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) during the war between 1992 and 1995 by authorities of Republika Srpska and its Army. The Bosnian Genocide is a term used by some academic and human rights institutions when referring to the case of genocide that to ...

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Dr. Baruch Kappel Goldstein (commonly called in Israel ברוך גולדשטיין Barukh Goldshteyn) (December 9 or December 12, 1956 – February 25, 1994) was a Jewish American-Israeli physician who killed 29 Muslims and injured approximately 100 in a 1994 shooting attack in the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, Israel. Baruch Goldstein - Background. Born in Brooklyn, New York to an Orthodox Jewish family, Dr. Goldstein was a direct descendant of the Baal HaTanya, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Lia ...

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Initially, via the media, the Israeli public was left unaware of the attack. On October 19, Ben-Gurion claimed that the raid had been carried out by Israeli civilians. "None deplores it more than the Government of Israel, if ... innocent blood was spilled ... The Government of Israel rejects with all vigor the absurd and fantastic allegation that 600 men of the IDF took part in the action ... We have carried out a searching investigation and it is clear beyond doubt that not a single army unit was absent from its base on the night of the attack on Qibya." (Statement by Prime ...

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Quoted by CNN (Aug. 29): "The terrorists split in several groups of 10 before they attacked the isolated villages ... They used shotguns, knives and axes to kill these innocent people," one resident said. "It was a real horrible massacre ... more than 200 people, including women and children, were killed," a Blida resident said earlier by telephone. The attackers also kidnapped more ...

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This massacre became infamous in Ireland almost instantly and remains so today. Cromwell justified the massacre at Drogheda in two ways. Firstly, he argued that it was, "the righteous judgement of God on these barbarous wretches, who have imbued their hands with so much innocent blood". In other words, his actions were justified in reprisal for the Irish massacre of English and Scottish Protestants in 1641. Secondly, he argued that such severity would discourage future resistance and save further loss of life. In addition, he did not a ...

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Paramilitarism in Colombia - Attacking Civilians. There was a massacre had taken place in Mapiripan, Meta department between 15-20 July 1997, at least 50 innocent people were brutally killed. There were evidence that around 300 heavily armed AUC members arrived to the town on July 15, and they rounded the area to searched the people who were suspected as leftist guerrilla supporters from house to house by referring a name list of leftist guerrilla supporters which was prepared by the informants earlier. They had ...

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Paramilitarism in Colombia, Paramilitarism in Colombia - Historical Background, Paramilitarism in Colombia - 1960s, Paramilitarism in Colombia - 1970s, Paramilitarism in Colombia - 1980s, Paramilitarism in Colombia - Early to Mid-1990s, Paramilitarism in Colombia - Late 1990s to Early 2000s, Paramilitarism in Colombia - Human Rights Violations, Paramilitarism in Colombia - Attacking Civilians

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The chapter is often divided into four sections. The visit of the mage from 1-12; the flight int o Egypt from 13-15; he Massacre of the Innocents from 16-18; and the move to Nazareth from 19-23. Each of these sections is centred on a quotation from the Old Testament, that Matthew ses Jesus fufilling. The last portion of Matthew 1 is similarly written, and is often seen as part of this same section. Stendhal notes that each of the four quotes in this chapter contain place names, and sees this entire chapter as an apology for why the messiah moved from the important centre of B ...

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Matthew 2, Matthew 2 - Analysis, Matthew 2 - Verses, Matthew 2 - Full text

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Chronology of Jesus - Year of birth. Our only sources of information on Jesus' birth are the gospels of Matthew and Luke. Matthew describes a "Massacre of the Innocents" under Herod the Great, which Jesus's parents avoid through a Flight into Egypt. Luke dates the event according to a pan-Roman census supposedly organized during the reign of Quirinius, in which tax-payers had to return to their ancestral regions. Neither event is known outside the gospels, and both have been challenged as intrinsically unlikely — and this is not even considering the additio ...

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Chronology of Jesus, Chronology of Jesus - Introduction, Chronology of Jesus - Biblical Timeline, Chronology of Jesus - Birth, Chronology of Jesus - Year of birth, Chronology of Jesus - Day of birth, Chronology of Jesus - Death, Chronology of Jesus - Year of death, Chronology of Jesus - Day of death

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Herod the Great plays a minor role in The Gospel according to Matthew (ch. 2), which describes an event known as the Massacre of the Innocents. Shortly after the birth of Jesus, Magi from the East visit Herod to inquire the whereabouts of "the one having been born king of the Jews", because they had seen his star in the east [ see www.parkfoto.com - myths & science - immaculate conception ] and therefo ...

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It was the fateful Baisakhi Day, 13th April 1919 when over twenty thousand of unarmed, innocent & peaceful Indians had assembled in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar to register a peaceful protest against British colonial rule in India as well as against the arrest and deportation of Dr. Satya Pal, Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and few others under the infamous Rowlatt Act. Udham Singh and his co-mates from the Central Khalsa Orphanage were also pr ...

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Udham Singh, Udham Singh - Early life, Udham Singh - Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, Udham Singh - A Revolutionary and Freedom Fighter, Udham Singh - Shooting in Caxton Hall, Udham Singh - Reaction to Caxton Hall Outrage, Udham Singh - Singh on the Gallows, Udham Singh - Books and Journals

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Politics of Honduras - Security situation. The security situation in Honduras is inevitably going to be more precarious in 2005 because it is an election year, culminating in the presidential elections in November. Three major events over the last 2 years have brought this tiny country to the attention of the world media. A massacre of 68 prisoners in the farm prison of La Ceiba on 5 April 2003, a fire in the prison at San Pedro Sula that killed 107 prisoners on 18 May 2004, and the massacre of 27 innocent men, ...

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Politics of Honduras, Politics of Honduras - Current situation, Politics of Honduras - Security situation, Politics of Honduras - Death Penalty, Politics of Honduras - Executive branch:, Politics of Honduras - Legislative branch, Politics of Honduras - Political parties and elections, Politics of Honduras - Judicial branch, Politics of Honduras - Administrative divisions, Politics of Honduras - Political pressure groups, Politics of Honduras - Guerrilla groups, Politics of Honduras - International organization participation

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In 1973, Ahmed Bouchiki, an innocent Arab waiter in Lillehammer, Norway, was killed. He had been mistaken for Ali Hassan Salameh, one of the leaders of Black September, the Palestinian group responsible for the Munich Massacre, who had been given shelter in Norway. The Mossad agents had used fake Canadian passports, which angered the Canadian government. In 1981, fake British passports were discovered in a grocery bag in London, leading to a diplomatic row with Israel over Moss ...

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Mossad, Mossad - Introduction, Mossad - Departments, Mossad - Famous Mossad operations, Mossad - Famous Mossad debacles, Mossad - Directors of Mossad

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