The women were torn from Herod's side, and flung into the streets to the mercy of the mob.

The prince was forced to fly.

The story goes that in his flight he fell into the hands of the Arab king, who avenged his despised daughter in a terrible manner.

Thus were godless hands stretched forth from Herod's house against him who bore witness to the coming One.
* * * * * * After the act of baptism was accomplished, Jesus wandered for a long, long while--indeed, he paid no heed to time--along the banks of Jordan.
Then he climbed the rocks, and when in the twilight he came to himself again and looked about, he saw that he was in the wilderness.

The revelation vouchsafed at his baptism had snatched him from the earth.
In that mysterious vision he had opened to him the new path which he had chosen to follow.