Sefer Shoftim
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Sefer Shoftim is the final book of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, focusing on laws of judges, courts, kings, warfare, and the messianic era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sefer Shoftim canonical | 1 |
| Sefer Shoftim (Book of Judges) in Mishneh Torah context | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269653 — 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: Sefer Shoftim Context triple: [Mishneh Torah, includesSection, Sefer Shoftim]
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A.
Sefer Mishpatim
Sefer Mishpatim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies Jewish civil and financial law.
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B.
Book of Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, consisting largely of Moses’ final speeches and laws to Israel before entering the Promised Land.
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C.
Book of Joshua
The Book of Joshua is an Old Testament biblical book that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under Joshua’s leadership following Moses’ death.
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D.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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E.
Book of Numbers
The Book of Numbers is a biblical text in the Hebrew Bible that recounts the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and preparations to enter the Promised Land, combining narrative episodes with laws and censuses.
- 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: Sefer Shoftim Target entity description: Sefer Shoftim is the final book of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, focusing on laws of judges, courts, kings, warfare, and the messianic era.
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A.
Sefer Mishpatim
Sefer Mishpatim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies Jewish civil and financial law.
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B.
Book of Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, consisting largely of Moses’ final speeches and laws to Israel before entering the Promised Land.
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C.
Book of Joshua
The Book of Joshua is an Old Testament biblical book that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under Joshua’s leadership following Moses’ death.
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D.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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E.
Book of Numbers
The Book of Numbers is a biblical text in the Hebrew Bible that recounts the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and preparations to enter the Promised Land, combining narrative episodes with laws and censuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of Mishneh Torah
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halakhic work ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
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Maimonides ⓘ
surface form:
Moses ben Maimon
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| canonicalStatus | authoritative halakhic source in many Jewish communities ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
eschatological framework of Jewish law
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organization of Jewish judicial authority ⓘ relationship between religious and political authority ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Hilchot Edut
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Hilchot Evel ⓘ Hilchot Mamrim ⓘ Mishneh Torah ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Melachim uMilchamot
Mishneh Torah ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Sanhedrin
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| focusesOn |
laws of courts
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laws of judges ⓘ laws of kings ⓘ laws of the messianic era ⓘ laws of warfare ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin |
Pharaonic Egypt
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surface form:
Egypt
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| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Sefer Shoftim
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sefer Shoftim (Book of Judges) in Mishneh Torah context
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| includedIn | standard printed editions of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| influenced | later halakhic codifiers ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith |
Judges
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surface form:
biblical Book of Judges
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| partOf | Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final book of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| religiousLawSystem | halakha ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish civil law
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Jewish criminal law ⓘ authority of the Sanhedrin ⓘ criteria for the Messiah in Maimonides’ view ⓘ judicial procedure in halakha ⓘ laws of mourning ⓘ laws of obligatory wars ⓘ laws of optional wars ⓘ messianic kingship ⓘ monarchy in Jewish law ⓘ rebellious elders and dissent from rabbinic authority ⓘ rules of conduct for kings ⓘ testimony and witnesses in Jewish law ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Sefer Shoftim Description of subject: Sefer Shoftim is the final book of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, focusing on laws of judges, courts, kings, warfare, and the messianic era.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Sefer Shoftim (Book of Judges) in Mishneh Torah context