# Herod's Massacre of the Innocents According to the infancy gospel according to Matthew, King Herod had all the male children under the age of 3 in Bethlehem killed after believing that the Messiah was born and realizing he had been deceived by the three magi (wise men). However, no historian—not even Josephus, who gladly shared all Herod's transgressions and misdeeds—has documented this event. Even the killing of John the Baptist is mentioned, but not the murder of an entire area's male babies and toddlers. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://qurantalk.gitbook.io/problems-in-christianity/gospel-contradictions/herods-massacre-of-the-innocents.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.