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1. Massacre of the Innocents (infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament)Christianity
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2. Massacre of the InnocentsThe Massacre of the Innocents was an episode of infanticide by Herod the Great, the king of Iudaea Province. According to the Gospel of Matthew Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the village 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.
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