When Salome asked her mother what she should request, she was told to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Although Herod was appalled by the request, he reluctantly agreed and had …

Salome is known in the Christian Gospels for her role in the execution of John the Baptist. When Herod Antipas offered to fulfill a request after she danced for him, Herodias, Salome’s mother, urged her to …

It is John’s head she wants, and she wants it in a very gruesome manner. Her maternal role and influence are essential to the narrative as she advises Salome to make her request, and it is this …

Prompted by her mother, Salome demanded that Herod present John the Baptist’s head on a platter (cf. Mark 6:24-25). Herod was trapped by his own promise.

Jul 29, 2025 · In that moment, instead of seeking something innocent or harmless, Salome, influenced by her mother, asked for the head of John the Baptist. The request illustrates the themes of …

Sep 16, 2017 · [14] When Salome told Herod that she wanted John the Baptist’s head on a silver platter, Herod hated to kill him but didn’t want to break his oath. He had John executed, brought the head on …

Apr 27, 2024 · Salome requested the head of John the Baptist as a result of a promise made by her father, King Herod Antipas, during a feast. Herod, captivated by Salome's dance, promised to grant …

Salome, the daughter of Herodias, had asked King Herod to bring her the head of John the Baptist as a reward. Herod did what this perverse daughter asked, and St. John was beheaded.

At Herod’s birthday feast, Herodias’s daughter Salome so delighted the King by her dancing that he promised her anything she wanted. Encouraged by her mother, she asked for the Baptist’s...

And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his …