Judah bar Ezekiel
E1033886
Judah bar Ezekiel was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage who played a key role in shaping rabbinic scholarship in Babylonia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Judah bar Ezekiel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13243263 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judah bar Ezekiel Context triple: [Pumbedita academy, foundedBy, Judah bar Ezekiel]
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A.
Judah ben Asher
Judah ben Asher was a 14th-century German-born rabbi and halakhic authority who served as a leading rabbinic figure in Toledo, Spain, and was the son of the eminent scholar Asher ben Jehiel (the Rosh).
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B.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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C.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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D.
Eleazar ben Arach
Eleazar ben Arach was a prominent 1st-century CE Jewish sage and disciple of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, renowned for his exceptional intellectual brilliance and interpretive insight in rabbinic tradition.
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E.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judah bar Ezekiel Target entity description: Judah bar Ezekiel was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage who played a key role in shaping rabbinic scholarship in Babylonia.
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A.
Judah ben Asher
Judah ben Asher was a 14th-century German-born rabbi and halakhic authority who served as a leading rabbinic figure in Toledo, Spain, and was the son of the eminent scholar Asher ben Jehiel (the Rosh).
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B.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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C.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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D.
Eleazar ben Arach
Eleazar ben Arach was a prominent 1st-century CE Jewish sage and disciple of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, renowned for his exceptional intellectual brilliance and interpretive insight in rabbinic tradition.
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E.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amora
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Babylonian Jew ⓘ Talmudic sage ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| activeInRegion | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | formation of Babylonian rabbinic legal discourse ⓘ |
| education | rabbinic education in Babylonia ⓘ |
| eraWithinJudaism | Talmudic era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
ⓘ
Talmudic interpretation ⓘ rabbinic exegesis ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Babylonian Amoraim ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
leadership in early Babylonian rabbinic academies ⓘ |
| occupation |
Talmudic scholar
ⓘ
rabbinic teacher ⓘ |
| patronymic | bar Ezekiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleIn | development of Amoraic scholarship in Babylonia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Amoraic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Babylonian Talmudic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Judah bar Ezekiel Description of subject: Judah bar Ezekiel was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage who played a key role in shaping rabbinic scholarship in Babylonia.
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