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Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a Jewish priest and leader of the Zealots during the First Jewish–Roman War. He gained prominence after the defeat of Cestius Gallus in 66, and from 68 his faction held the inner court of the Temple in Jerusalem, fighting John of Gischala and Simon bar Giora. In 70 John's men seized the Temple, and Eleazar's followers were absorbed into his faction before the Roman siege.
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