Eleazar, the son of Simon

Family: Jewish · Role: leader of a zealot faction · First appears: Book V, Chapter 1

In Book II, Chapter 20, Eleazar’s money and stratagems led the people at Jerusalem to submit to his authority in public affairs. He had taken possession of prey captured from the Romans, money taken from Cestius, and much of the public treasure, though he was not ordained to the office; Simon is his parent.

By Book V, Chapter 1, Eleazar had revolted from John in pursuit of power and formed a faction with Judas the son of Chelcias, Simon the son of Ezron, and Hezekiah, the son of Chobar. Followed by many zealots, they seized the inner court of the temple, making Eleazar a leader of a zealot faction.

Relationship record

Life events

• Eleazar’s money and stratagems caused the people to submit to his authority in public affairs.(Book II, Chapter 20 · 📍 Jerusalem)
  • “However, the want they were in of Eleazar's money, and the subtle tricks used by him, brought all so about, that the people were circumvented, and submitted themselves to his authority in all public affairs.”
• 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: John (unresolved ch077) 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”

Book II, Chapter 20

• parent: Simon (unresolved ch053) “for they did not ordain Eleazar the son of Simon to that office, although he had gotten into his possession the prey they had taken from the Romans, and the money they had taken from Cestius, together with a great part of the public treasures,”

Book V, Chapter 1

• enemies with John (unresolved ch077) “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.”
• with Judas the son of Chelcias (ally) “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.”
• with Simon the son of Ezron (ally) “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.”
• with Hezekiah, the son of Chobar (ally) “There was also with him Hezekiah, the son of Chobar, a person of eminence.”

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