Infant massacre

Japanese: 嬰児虐殺 - えいじぎゃくさつ
Infant massacre

…The story of Jesus' infancy found in the New Testament, Matthew 2:16-18. It is also called the Massacre of the Innocents. When Herod the Great learned that the Savior, who would become the King of the Jews, had been born in Bethlehem, he sent three wise men from the East to confirm it.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "infant cruelty" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…新約聖書《マタイによる福音書》2章16~18節に見られるイエスの幼児期に関する物語。嬰児(えいじ)虐殺ともいう。ベツレヘムにユダヤ人の王となる救世主が生まれたことを知ったヘロデ大王は,それを確かめるため,東方から来た三博士を遣わす。…

※「嬰児虐殺」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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