Salome

The wife of Zebedee. Honorable mention is made of this woman in her attendance on the Lord Jesus, Mark xv. 40; 16. 1.

the wife of Zebedee, and mother of St. James the greater, and St. John the evangelist, Mat 27:56; and one of those holy women who used to attend upon our Saviour in his journeyings, and to minister to him. She was the person who requested of Jesus Christ, that her two sons, James and John, might sit on his right and left hand when he should enter upon his kingdom, having then but the same obscure views as the rest of the disciples; but she gave proof of her faith when she followed Christ to Calvary, and did not forsake him even at the cross, Mar 15:40; Mat 27:55-56. She was also one of the women that brought perfumes to embalm him, and who came, for this purpose, to the sepulchre “early in the morning,” Mar 16:1-2. At the tomb they saw two angels, who informed them that Jesus was risen. Returning to Jerusalem, Jesus appeared to them on the way, and said to them, “Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.”

Salome, 1

Salo´me, a woman of Galilee, who accompanied Jesus in some of His journeys, and ministered unto Him; and was one of those who witnessed His crucifixion and resurrection (Mar 15:40; Mar 16:1). It is gathered by comparing these texts with Mat 27:56, that she was the wife of Zebedee, and mother of the apostles James and John.

Salome, 2

Salo´me was also the name (though not given in Scripture) of that daughter of Herodias, whose dancing before her uncle and father-in-law, Herod Antipas, was instrumental in procuring the decapitation of John the Baptist [HERODIAN FAMILY; JOHN THE BAPTIST].

Wife of Zebedee, mother of James the elder and John the evangelist, one of those holy women of Galilee who attended our Savior in his journeys and ministered to him, Mt 20.20-23. Her conception as to the true nature of Christ’s kingdom were no doubt changed by his crucifixion, which she witnessed "afar off," and by his resurrection, of which she was early apprized by the angels at the tomb, Mar 15:40 ; 16:1. Some infer, from comparing Mat 27:56 and Joh 19:25, that she was a sister of Mary the mother of Jesus.\par Salome was also the name of the daughter of Herodias.\par

Salo’me. (peaceful).

1. The wife of Zebedee, Mat 27:56; Mar 15:40, and, probably, sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom reference is made in Joh 19:25. The only events recorded of Salome are that, she preferred a request on behalf of her two sons for seats of honor in the kingdom of heaven, Mat 20:20, that she attended at the crucifixion of Jesus, Mar 15:40, and that she visited his sepulchre. Mar 16:1. She is mentioned by name on only the two latter occasions.

2. The daughter of Herodias, by her first husband, Herod Philip. Mat 14:6. She married in the first, the tetrarch of Trachonitis, her paternal uncle, and, secondly, Aristobulus, the king of Chalcis.

1. Wife of Zebedee; among the "women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto Him" (Mat 27:55-56; compare Mar 15:40). Supposed to be the Virgin Mary’s sister. (But see on Joh 19:25 (See MARY OF CLEOPHAS.) Salome requested for her two rams seats of honour on Christ’s right hand and left in His kingdom (Mat 20:20), and shared with her sons in His rebuke, but was not the less zealous in her attachment to Him. Size was at His crucifixion, "beholding afar off," when even her sons had withdrawn; and at His sepulchre by early dawn (Mar 16:1).

2. Herodias’ daughter by her former husband Herod Philip (Josephus Ant. 18:5, section 4; Mat 14:6; Mar 6:22). She danced before Herod Antipas, and at her mother’s instigation asked for John the Baptist’s head. (See HEROD ANTIPAS; JOHN THE BAPTIST Salome married first Philip, tetrarch of Trachonitis, her paternal uncle; then Aristobulus, king of Chalcis.

Salome (sa-lôme’; Greek and Latin,Sa-lô’me. 1. The wife of Zebedee, and the mother of James the elder and John the Evangelist, and was one of the followers of Christ, Mat 27:56; Mar 15:40; Mar 16:1, though she seems, like many others, to have at first mistaken the true nature of his kingdom. Mat 20:21. 2. The name of the daughter of Herodias, who danced before Herod. Mat 14:6; Mar 6:22. She is not named in the New Testament, but is by Josephus.

[Salo’me]

1. One of the women who witnessed the crucifixion of the Lord, and brought spices to anoint His body. Mar 15:40; Mar 16:1. By comparing Mat 27:56 with Mar 15:40, it appears that Salome was the wife of Zebedee; and if so, she came with her two sons, James and John, when they asked that they might sit on the right hand and on the left of the Lord in His kingdom. Mat 20:20; Mar 10:35.

2. Though not mentioned by name in scripture, this Salome is therein spoken of as the daughter of Herodias (by her first husband, Herod Philip). She danced before Herod Antipas, and, by the request of her guilty mother, asked the head of John the Baptist. She became wife of her uncle Philip, tetrarch of Trachonitis, and afterwards of Aristobulus the king of Chalcis, Mar 6:22-28, etc.

SALOME.—1. The daughter (unnamed in NT) of Herodias. who danced before Herod and received as a reward the head of John the Baptist (Mat 14:3-11, Mar 6:17-20). 2. One of the women who were present at the crucifixion (Mar 15:40) and who afterwards visited the sepulchre (Mar 16:1). By comparing Mar 15:40 and Mat 27:66 it has been almost certainly concluded that Salome was the wife of Zebedee, who also figures in the Incident Mat 20:20-23. The conjecture that Salome was the sister of Mary the mother of Jesus has no adequate support.

W. F. Boyd.

(Hebrew: peaceful)

(1) Daughter of Herod Philip and Herodias, at whose request John the Baptist was beheaded.

(2) One of the holy women present at the Crucifixion and at the tomb on the Resurrection morning.

(1) The daughter of Herod Philip and Herodias (Matthew 14:6-8: Mark 6:22; cf. Josephus, "Antiq. Jud.", XVIII, 5:4), at whose request John the Baptist was beheaded.(2) One of the holy women present at the Crucifixion, and who visited the tomb on the morning of the Resurrection (Mark 15:40; 16:1). In Mark 15:40, we read: "And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the Mother of James the Less and of Joseph, and Salome." The parallel passage of Matthew reads thus: "Among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee" (Matthew 27:56). Comparison of the two gives a well-grounded probability that the Salome of the former is identical with the mother of the sons of Zebedee in the latter, who is mentioned also in Matthew 20:20 sq., in connection with the petition in favour of her sons. Beyond these references in the Gospel narrative and what may be inferred from them nothing is known of Salome, though some writers conjecture more or less plausibly that she is the sister of the Blessed Virgin mentioned in John 19:25.-----------------------------------JAMES F. DRISCOLL Transcribed by Charlie Martin The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIIICopyright © 1912 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, February 1, 1912. Remy Lafort, D.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York

sa-lō´mḗ (Σαλώμη, Salṓmē):

(1) One of the holy women who companied with Jesus in Galilee, and ministered to Him (Mar 15:40, Mar 15:41). She was present at the crucifixion (Mar 15:40), and was among those who came to the tomb of Jesus on the resurrection morning (Mar 16:1, Mar 16:2). Comparison with Mat 27:56 clearly identifies her with the wife of Zebedee. It is she, therefore, whose ambitious request for her sons James and John is recorded in Mat 20:20-24; Mar 10:35-40. From Joh 19:25 many infer that she was a sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus (thus Meyer, Luthardt, Alford); others (as Godet) dispute the inference.

(2) Salome was the name of the daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod, and obtained as reward the head of John the Baptist (Mat 14:3-11; Mar 6:17-28; compare Josephus, Ant., XVIII, v, 4). She is not named in the Gospels.

- see Herod Family