In a dream, Josephus is urged to defend Galilee against the Romans (Flavius Josephus Autobiography) (Flavius Josephus)

42. But wonderful it was what a dream I saw that very night; for when I had gone off to my bed, as grieved and disturbed at the news that had been written to me, it seemed to me, that a certain person stood by me, and said, ïŋ―O Josephus! leave off afflicting your soul and put away all fear; for what now grieves you will render you very considerable and in all respects most happy; for you shall get over not only these difficulties, but many others, with great success. However, do not be cast down, but remember that you are to fight with the Romans.ïŋ― When I had seen this dream, I got up with an intention of going down to the plain. Now, when the whole multitude of the Galileans, among whom were the women and children, saw me, they threw themselves down upon their faces, and, with tears in their eyes, besought me not to leave them exposed to their enemies, nor to go away and permit their country to be injured by them. But when I did not comply, with their entreaties, they compelled me to take an oath, that I would stay with them: they also cast many reproaches upon the people of Jerusalem, that they would not let their country enjoy peace.

43. When I heard this and saw what sorrow the people were in, I was moved with compassion to them and thought it became me to undergo the most manifest hazards for the sake of so great a multitude; so I let them know I would stay with them. and when I had given order that five thousand of them should come to me armed and with provisions for their maintenance, I sent the rest away to their own homes; and when those five thousand were come, I took them, together with three thousand of the soldiers that were with me before and eighty horsemen and marched to the village of Chabolo, situated in the confines of Ptolemais and there kept my forces together, pretending to get ready to fight with Placidus, who was come with two cohorts of footmen and one troop of horsemen and was sent there by Cestius Gallus to burn those villages of Galilee that were near Ptolemais.
As he was casting up a blocade before the city Ptolemais, I also pitched my camp at about the distance of sixty furlongs from that village. and now we frequently brought out our forces as if we would fight, but proceeded no further than skirmishes at a distance; for when Placidus perceived that I was earnest to come to a battle, he was afraid and avoided it. Yet did he not remove from the neighbourhood of Ptolemais.