Aretas IV of Nabatea

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Aretas IV of Nabatea was a powerful early 1st-century CE king of the Nabatean kingdom, centered in Petra, known for his extensive building projects and involvement in regional politics with Judea and Rome.

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Aretas IV of Nabatea canonical 1
King of Nabataea 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nabataean king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
approximateDeathDate 40 CE ⓘ
associatedPeople Herod Antipas ⓘ
Paul the Apostle ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Paul

Tiberius ⓘ
associatedSite Petra ⓘ
capital Petra ⓘ
child Malichus II ⓘ
Phasael ⓘ
Shaqilat II ⓘ
coinage issued Nabataean coins bearing his image and titles ⓘ
conflict war with Herod Antipas after the divorce of Aretas’s daughter ⓘ
countryRuled Nabataean Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
culture Nabataean ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
deathPlace Nabataean Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Nabataean kingdom
dynasty Nabataean royal house ⓘ
era 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
knownFor conflict with Herod Antipas ⓘ
economic prosperity of Nabatea ⓘ
extensive building projects ⓘ
involvement in Judean politics ⓘ
monumental architecture in Petra ⓘ
regional diplomacy with Rome ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
Nabataean Aramaic ⓘ
mentionedIn 2 Corinthians 11:32 ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
name Aretas IV ⓘ
notableConstruction monuments in Petra ⓘ
tombs and façades in Petra ⓘ
policy promotion of trade routes through Nabataea ⓘ
urban development of Petra ⓘ
politicalRelation client relationship with the Roman Empire ⓘ
rivalry with Herodian rulers ⓘ
predecessor Obodas III ⓘ
region Arabia Petraea ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
regnalName Aretas IV Philopatris ⓘ
reignEnd 40 CE ⓘ
reignStart 9 BCE ⓘ
religion Arab polytheism ⓘ
spouse Huldu ⓘ
Shaqilat I ⓘ
styleOfRule prosperous and relatively stable reign ⓘ
successor Malichus II ⓘ
title King of Nabatea ⓘ
King of the Nabataeans ⓘ

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Herod Antipas → conflict → Aretas IV of Nabatea ⓘ
Aretas IV → positionHeld → King of Nabataea ⓘ
linked to: Aretas IV of Nabatea