Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Simon bar Giora, muGerasene pakuzvarwa (anofungidzirwa kuva anobva kuGerasa [Jurish] muSamaria, kunyange zvazvo kwaiva nemataundi anoverengeka nezita iroro), akava anozivikanwa mukati meHondo Yokutanga yechiJudha neRoma
, apo mauto eRoma aitungamirirwa naCestius Gallus akafamba akananga kuJerusarema muna 66. Simoni akatungamirira kudenha aya mauto eRoma aifambira mberi, uye akabetsera mukukunda kufambira mberi kupfurikidza nokudenha kuchamhembe, sezvavaiswedera pedyo neBhet-horoni. Akavhiringidza hondo yakanga iri shure uye akatora mhuka zhinji dzaitakura zvombo zvehondo, akaenda nadzo muguta. Uku kukunda kwakaratidzira mavambo eHondo Yokutanga yechiJudha neRoma, mugore rechi 12 rokutonga kwaNero. Zvisinei, akarambwa nokuda kwenzvimbo yokutungamirira nezviremera zveJerusarema, nokuti vakanga vasingadi mutungamiriri akakurumbira wevarimi vanopandukira kana vaizoderedza kupandukira ndokutaurirana navaRoma. Somugumisiro, Simon akaunganidza boka guru revapanduki ndokutanga kupamba dzimba dzevapfumi mudunhu reAkrabbene: