John (unresolved ch077)

Also known as: John · Family: Jewish · Role: leader of a faction · First appears: Book V, Chapter 1

Life events

Eleazar revolted from John, formed a faction, and seized the inner court of the temple.(Book V, Chapter 1 · 📍 the inner court of the temple)
- With: Eleazar, the son of Simon Judas the son of Chelcias Simon the son of Ezron Hezekiah, the son of Chobar
- “So he being desirous of gaining the entire power and dominion to himself, revolted from John, and took to his assistance Judas the son of Chelcias, and Simon the son of Ezron, who were among the men of greatest power. There was also with him Hezekiah, the son of Chobar, a person of eminence. Each of these were followed by a great many of the zealots; these seized upon the inner court of the temple”
John and Simon burned the city’s provisions, preparing the way for famine during the siege.(Book V, Chapter 1 · 📍 the city)
- With: Simon, the son of Gioras
- “The same thing was done by Simon, when, upon the other's retreat, he attacked the city also; as if they had, on purpose, done it to serve the Romans, by destroying what the city had laid up against the siege, and by thus cutting off the nerves of their own power.”

enemies with Eleazar, the son of Simon “So he being desirous of gaining the entire power and dominion to himself, revolted from John, and took to his assistance Judas the son of Chelcias, and Simon the son of Ezron, who were among the men of greatest power.”
enemies with Simon, the son of Gioras “But now the tyrant Simon, the son of Gioras, whom the people had invited in, out of the hopes they had of his assistance in the great distresses they were in, having in his power the upper city, and a great part of the lower, did now make more vehement assaults upon John and his party, because they were fought against from above also;”

Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.