Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical narrative of infanticide by Herod the Great, the Roman-appointed King of the Jews. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the Jews whose birth had been announced to him by the Magi. In typical Matthean style, it is understood as the fulfillment of an Old Testament prophecy: "Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more.'"Daniel J. Harrington says the historicity of the incident is "an open question that probably can never be definitively decided"; Paul Maier points out that most recent biographers of Herod deny it happened.The number of infants killed is not stated; the Holy Innocents have been claimed as martyrs for Christianity.. }
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- Massacre_of_the_Innocents abstract "The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical narrative of infanticide by Herod the Great, the Roman-appointed King of the Jews. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the Jews whose birth had been announced to him by the Magi. In typical Matthean style, it is understood as the fulfillment of an Old Testament prophecy: "Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more.'"Daniel J. Harrington says the historicity of the incident is "an open question that probably can never be definitively decided"; Paul Maier points out that most recent biographers of Herod deny it happened.The number of infants killed is not stated; the Holy Innocents have been claimed as martyrs for Christianity.".