Eleazar ben Ya'ir
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Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1st-century Jew
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Jewish rebel leader ⓘ Sicarii leader ⓘ Zealot ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | c. 73–74 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Masada
ⓘ
surface form:
Fortress of Masada
|
| associatedWithEvent | Siege of Masada ⓘ |
| basedIn | Masada ⓘ |
| commanded | Jewish rebels at Masada fortress ⓘ |
| conflict |
Jewish–Roman wars
ⓘ
surface form:
First Jewish–Roman War
|
| country | Judea ⓘ |
| culture | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| deathCause | mass suicide of Masada defenders (according to Josephus) ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Masada ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | ancient historical figure ⓘ |
| historicity | known primarily from a single literary source ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus' writings
|
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| led | Sicarii rebels at Masada ⓘ |
| legacy |
figure in modern Israeli national memory
ⓘ
symbol of Jewish resistance ⓘ |
| movement |
Zealots
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish Zealots
Zealots ⓘ
surface form:
Sicarii
|
| notableFor |
commanding the Sicarii at Masada
ⓘ
leadership during the First Jewish–Roman War ⓘ |
| occupation | military leader ⓘ |
| opponent |
Lucius Flavius Silva
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| region | Judean Desert ⓘ |
| relative | Jair ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role | commander of the Masada defenders ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
ⓘ
surface form:
The Jewish War
|
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
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