Simeon bar Ezron

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Simeon bar Ezron or Simon bar Ezron (Aram. Shimon bar Ezron; Heb. Shimon ben Ezron) was a leader in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire in the year 66 CE. He was a follower of the Sicarii leader Eleazar ben Simon. He was of noble descent^[1], and may be identical with Simeon ben Arinos, who also is mentioned in connection with Eleazar,^[2] and thus with Simeon ben Ari, to whose bravery Josephus alludes.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Josephus, Bellum Judaicum v 1, § 2.
2. ^ id. 6, § 1.
3. ^ id. vi 1, § 8; 2, § 6.

[edit] Resources

• "Simeon b. Ezron." Jewish Encyclopedia. Funk and Wagnalls, 1901-1906.

This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain.