Eleazar ben Hanania

Rebel leader in Judea
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Quick Facts

IntroRebel leader in Judea
isRebel
Gender
Male
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Biography

Eliezar ben Hanania (Hebrew: אלעזר בן חנניה‎‎; Ancient Greek: Ἐλεάζαρος υἱὸς Ἀνανία) was a Jewish leader during the Great Revolt of Judea. Eliazar was the son of the High Priest Hanania ben Nedebai and hence a political figure of the 1st century Judaea Province. Eliazar was the governor of the temple at the outbreak of the rebellion in 66 CE and following the initial outbreak of the violence in Jerusalem convinced the priests of the Jewish Temple to stop service of sacrifice for the Emperor. The action, though largely symbolic, was one of the main milestones to bring a full-scale rebellion in Judea.

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