Salome (Easton)

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Perfect. The wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John (Matthew 27:56 ), and probably the sister of Mary, the mother of our Lord (John 19:25 ). She sought for her sons places of honour in Christ's kingdom (Matthew 20:20,21; comp 19:28). She witnessed the crucifixion (Mark 15:40 ), and was present"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter S Bible Dictionaries Salome Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Salmone Next Entry Salt Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Salome Thompson Chain Reference Salome Dictionaries American Tract Society Salome Chabad Knowledge Base Salome Alexandra Easton's Bible Dictionary Salome Fausset Bible Dictionary Salome Holman Bible Dictionary Salome Hitchcock Bible Names Salome Hastings' BibleDictionary Salome Salom Morrish Bible Dictionary Salome 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Salome Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Salome People's Bible Dictionary Salome Smith Bible Dictionary Salome Watson's Theological Dictionary Salome Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Salome International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Salom Salome Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Salome McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Salom Salome The Catholic Encyclopedia Salome The Jewish Encyclopedia Azevedo, David Salom D' Lexicons ܫܳܠܽܘܡ Σαλώμη Perfect. The wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John ( Matthew 27:56 ), and probably the sister of Mary, the mother of our Lord ( John 19:25 ). She sought for her sons places of honour in Christ's kingdom ( Matthew 20:20,21 ; comp 19:28). She witnessed the crucifixion ( Mark 15:40 ), and was present with the other women at the sepulchre ( Matthew 27:56 ). "The daughter of Herodias," not named in the New Testament. On the occasion of the birthday festival held by Herod Antipas, who had married her mother Herodias, in the fortress of Machaerus, she "came in and danced, and pleased Herod" ( Mark 6:14-29 ). John the Baptist, at that time a prisoner in the dungeons underneath the castle, was at her request beheaded by order of Herod, and his head given to the damsel in a charger, "and the damsel gave it to her mother," whose revengeful spirit was thus gratified. "A luxurious feast of the period" (says Farrar, Life of Christ) "was not regarded as complete unless it closed with some gross pantomimic representation; and doubtless Herod had adopted the evil fashion of his day. But he had not anticipated for his guests the rare luxury of seeing a princess, his own niece, a grand-daughter of Herod the Great and of Mariamne, a descendant, therefore, of Simon the high priest and the great line of Maccabean princes, a princess who afterwards became the wife of a tetrarch [Philip, tetrarch of Trachonitis] and the mother of a king, honouring them by degrading herself into a scenic dancer."

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)