Stewve, I really do not know who is described and any guess would be just that, a guess. Some elements fit Zreubabel, other Shimon Ben Giora, and yet Others, Bar Kochba, and one can even find some resemblence to Jesus. The latter is problematic, since as far as I know Jesus had no descendents, nor was he personally "afflicted" (I believe that in the Hebrew text the affliction is leprosy). Ben Hur could be a candidate as well, his family became afflicted and he himself was "harshly treated" (of course, I doubt you will find much mention of Ben Hur in the scriptures, since he is the fruit of Sinkevitch's imagination, as far as I know.)
Sory, I cannot be of more help.
Zeev |
