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Salome
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
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Salo´me, a woman of Galilee, who accompanied Jesus in some of His journeys, and ministered unto Him; and was one of those who witnessed His crucifixion and resurrection (; ). It is gathered by comparing these texts with , that she was the wife of Zebedee, and mother of the apostles James and John.
Salome, 2
Salo´me was also the name (though not given in Scripture) of that daughter of Herodias, whose dancing before her uncle and father-in-law, Herod Antipas, was instrumental in procuring the decapitation of John the Baptist [HERODIAN FAMILY; JOHN THE BAPTIST].
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Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Salome'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/kbe/s/salome.html.
Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Salome'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/kbe/s/salome.html.
