How many children killed by herod in Bethlehem?

According to the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, King Herod ordered the massacre of all male infants in Bethlehem aged two years and younger in an attempt to eliminate the newborn Jesus. The exact number of children killed is not specified in the text, and historical records outside The Bible do not provide additional details. Estimates by scholars suggest that the number could have ranged from a few dozen to possibly a couple of hundred, depending on the population size of Bethlehem at the time.