Ravad version
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The Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah is a medieval recension of the classic Jewish mystical text as edited and interpreted by the Provençal scholar Rabbi Abraham ben David (the Ravad).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ravad version canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T888206 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ravad version Context triple: [Sefer Yetzirah, hasVersion, Ravad version]
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Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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Blisk
Blisk is a fictional setting or universe in which the character or concept known as Blink appears or is utilized.
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RVR
RVR is the standard abbreviation for the Reina-Valera, a widely used Spanish translation of the Bible.
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R-11
R-11 is a Soviet short-range tactical ballistic missile that formed the basis for the later Scud missile family.
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The Corsair
The Corsair is a popular narrative poem by Lord Byron, first published in 1814, that tells the romantic and adventurous tale of a pirate hero and became a major literary sensation of its time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ravad version Target entity description: The Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah is a medieval recension of the classic Jewish mystical text as edited and interpreted by the Provençal scholar Rabbi Abraham ben David (the Ravad).
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A.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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B.
Blisk
Blisk is a fictional setting or universe in which the character or concept known as Blink appears or is utilized.
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C.
RVR
RVR is the standard abbreviation for the Reina-Valera, a widely used Spanish translation of the Bible.
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D.
R-11
R-11 is a Soviet short-range tactical ballistic missile that formed the basis for the later Scud missile family.
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E.
The Corsair
The Corsair is a popular narrative poem by Lord Byron, first published in 1814, that tells the romantic and adventurous tale of a pirate hero and became a major literary sensation of its time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystical text edition
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medieval recension of Sefer Yetzirah ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rabbi Abraham ben David
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surface form:
Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières
|
| basedOn | Sefer Yetzirah ⓘ |
| belongsToCorpus | Sefer Yetzirah commentarial tradition ⓘ |
| editor |
Rabbi Abraham ben David
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Ravad ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
interpretation of Sefer Yetzirah’s cosmological doctrines
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systematization of earlier mystical teachings ⓘ |
| genre |
esoteric religious text
ⓘ
mystical commentary ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialRole | Ravad as commentator ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | Ravad ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | Rabbi Abraham ben David ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant |
Sefer Yetzirah
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surface form:
Sefer Yetzirah with the commentary of the Ravad
|
| historicalContext | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Sefer Yetzirah traditions ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | medieval Hebrew manuscripts ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Provence ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Provence
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medieval Ashkenazic and Provençal communities ⓘ |
| religiousCategory |
post-Talmudic literature
ⓘ
rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
Jewish esotericism
ⓘ
Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religiousUse |
advanced Torah study
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esoteric instruction for select students ⓘ |
| scholarlyCategory | primary source for medieval Kabbalah studies ⓘ |
| subject |
Hebrew alphabet mysticism
ⓘ
Jewish cosmology ⓘ creation through letters and numbers ⓘ Sefirot ⓘ
surface form:
sefirot
|
| textualForm | recension with commentary ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tradition |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish mysticism
Kabbalistic literature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic research on Sefer Yetzirah
ⓘ
study of medieval Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ravad version Description of subject: The Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah is a medieval recension of the classic Jewish mystical text as edited and interpreted by the Provençal scholar Rabbi Abraham ben David (the Ravad).
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