RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Salome

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Salome (; Hebrew: שְלוֹמִית, romanized: Shlomit, related to שָׁלוֹם, Shalom "peace"; Greek: Σαλώμη), also known as Salome III, was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New Testament, where she is not named, and from an account by Josephus. In the New Testament, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas demands and receives the head of John the Baptist. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salome is the 217th most popular religious figure (down from 92nd in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Israel (down from 25th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Salome is most famous for her dance of the seven veils, which she performs to seduce her stepfather, King Herod, in order to get him to give her the head of John the Baptist.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Salome ranks 217 out of 3,187. Before her are Thérèse of Lisieux, Pope Pius I, Abdul Qadir Gilani, Pope Sixtus II, Saint Blaise, and Pope John VIII. After her are Pope Honorius III, Pope Alexander III, Pope Adrian V, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Bernadette Soubirous, and Catherine of Siena.

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Among people born in 14, Salome ranks 1. After her are Lucius Verginius Rufus, and Marcus Junius Silanus. Among people deceased in 100, Salome ranks 10. Before her are John the Apostle, Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene, Zechariah, Bartholomew the Apostle, and Josephus. After her are Anna the Prophetess, John the Evangelist, Longinus, Herod Agrippa II, Simon of Cyrene, and Caiaphas.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Salome ranks 31 out of 466. Before her are Josephus (37), Simon the Zealot (1), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), and Amalric of Jerusalem (1136). After her are Amin al-Husseini (1895), Joachim (-100), Herod Antipas (-20), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160), and Bathsheba (-3500).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Salome ranks 22. Before her are Thomas the Apostle (1), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Saul (-1079), Jude the Apostle (15), Ezekiel (-621), and Simon the Zealot (1). After her are Joachim (-100), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Joel (-1), Nehemiah (-490), and Simeon (null).

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