What does their request for the head of John on a platter reveal about the character of Herodias and Salome?
Matthew 14:10–11 (ESV)
10He sent and had John beheaded in the prison,
The cruelty of the two women here is exceptionally great1 Salome had the same character as her mother Herodias, and so just as the first Elijah had his Jezebel, so the second had his Herodias.2
10 He sent and had John beheaded in the prison,