Menahem ben Judah

Background

He was the son of Judas of Galilee and grandson of Hezekiah, the leader of the Zealots, who had troubled Herod, was a warrior.

Career

Emboldened by his success, he behaved as a king, and claimed the leadership of all the troops. He may be identical with the Menahem ben Hezekiah mentioned in the Talmud (tractate Sanhedrin 98b) and called "the comforter that should relieve", and is to be distinguished from Menahem ben Ammiel, the Messiah of the Sefer Zerubbabel.

Connections

follower:

Agrippa II