Eleazar Ben Jair, the leader of the Zealots in Masada, had first tried to persuade his men that suicide would be more honorable than death or slavery at Roman hands.
Masadas zelotu vadonis Ēleāzars ben Jaīrs vispirms bija centies savus vīrus pārliecināt, ka pašnāvība ir godājamāka nekā verdzība vai nāve no romiešu rokas.