When Herod celebrated his birthday he was acting in accord with a Hellenistic custom; there is no evidence for the celebration of birthdays in Israel in pre - Hellenistic times. ”
[ — —] Heroodes aga järgis oma sünnipäeva tähistades hellenistlikke tavasid; pole mingit tõendit, et enne hellenistlikku aega oleks Iisraelis sünnipäevi peetud. ”