Archelaus
     ruler of the people, son of Herod the Great, by Malthace, a
     Samaritan woman. He was educated along with his brother Antipas
     at Rome. He inherited from his father a third part of his
     kingdom viz., Idumea, Judea, and Samaria, and hence is called
     "king" (Matt. 2:22). It was for fear of him that Joseph and Mary
     turned aside on their way back from Egypt. Till a few days
     before his death Herod had named Antipas as his successor, but
     in his last moments he named Archelaus.
  Archelaus, the prince of the people