# Razis

> The suicide of Razis is described in 2 Maccabees, as part of its narrative of the Maccabean Revolt. According to the book, the Seleucid governor Nicanor was after Judas Maccabeus, who led the revolt. Nicanor sent 500 troops to arrest Razis, a Jerusalem elder known as "the father of the Jews," to make an example out of him and strike a blow to the Jewish community. Faced by the crowd of soldiers who set fire to his tower, preferring a noble death over capture, Razis first tried to fall upon his sword, and when that failed, hurled himself off the wall into the enemy ranks below. Surviving the fall despite severe injuries, Razis charged through the crowd, tore out his own entrails, and threw them at the soldiers while praying for his resurrection with his dying breath.

*Character from 2 Maccabees*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/razis

## Identity
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

The suicide of Razis is described in 2 Maccabees, as part of its narrative of the Maccabean Revolt. According to the book, the Seleucid governor Nicanor was after Judas Maccabeus, who led the revolt. Nicanor sent 500 troops to arrest Razis, a Jerusalem elder known as "the father of the Jews," to make an example out of him and strike a blow to the Jewish community. Faced by the crowd of soldiers who set fire to his tower, preferring a noble death over capture, Razis first tried to fall upon his sword, and when that failed, hurled himself off the wall into the enemy ranks below. Surviving the fall despite severe injuries, Razis charged through the crowd, tore out his own entrails, and threw them at the soldiers while praying for his resurrection with his dying breath.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 41.5
- **Momentum:** 25.0

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101617381)
- [Razis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Razis)
- [רזיס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%96%D7%99%D7%A1)
- [Самоубийство Разиса](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0)
- [Bunuh diri Razis](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunuh_diri_Razis)

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