Machaerus

Modern identification

Mukawir / Machaerus fortress · Jordan

Coordinates

31.5675, 35.6247

Standard identification of the Herodian fortress associated with John the Baptist's imprisonment and death.

What happened at Machaerus

1. The guilty fears of Herod antipas in Tiberias about Jesus because he had beheaded the Baptist in machærus

   Mark 6:14-29; Matthew 14:1-12; Luke 9:7-9

   Herod's reaction is placed at his Galilean capital by the harmony; John's death is associated with Machaerus. Secure identification of Herod Antipas' capital on the lake.

Nearby places in Jordan

• Perea