Moses de León
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Moses de León was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and writer traditionally credited with composing or compiling the core text of the Zohar, a foundational work of Kabbalah.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moses de León canonical | 12 |
| Moshe ben Shem-Tov de León | 2 |
| Moshe ben Shemtov de León | 1 |
| Moshe de León | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Moses de León Context triple: [Kabbalah, associatedWithFigure, Moses de León]
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Isaac Luria
Isaac Luria was a 16th-century Jewish mystic and rabbi whose innovative teachings in Safed profoundly reshaped Kabbalistic thought and practice.
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Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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Maimonides
Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
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E.
Baruch
Baruch is a deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament, traditionally attributed to Baruch ben Neriah, the scribe and companion of the prophet Jeremiah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Moses de León Target entity description: Moses de León was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and writer traditionally credited with composing or compiling the core text of the Zohar, a foundational work of Kabbalah.
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A.
Isaac Luria
Isaac Luria was a 16th-century Jewish mystic and rabbi whose innovative teachings in Safed profoundly reshaped Kabbalistic thought and practice.
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B.
Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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C.
Maimonides
Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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D.
Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
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E.
Baruch
Baruch is a deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament, traditionally attributed to Baruch ben Neriah, the scribe and companion of the prophet Jeremiah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystic
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Kabbalist ⓘ medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ rabbi ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moses de León
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surface form:
Moshe ben Shem-Tov de León
Moses de León ⓘ
surface form:
Moshe ben Shemtov de León
Moses de León ⓘ
surface form:
Moshe de León
|
| birthDate | c. 1250 ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of León ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
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| deathDate | 1305 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sephardi Jew ⓘ |
| familyName | de León ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish mysticism
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Jewish philosophy ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical literature
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Moses ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Kabbalah
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Kabbalah ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish mysticism
later Kabbalists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Talmudic literature
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earlier Kabbalistic traditions ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Kabbalistic tradition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ha-Nefesh ha-Hakhamah
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Mishkan ha-Edut ⓘ Sefer ha-Rimon ⓘ Shekel ha-Kodesh ⓘ Zohar ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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mystic ⓘ religious scholar ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | León ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ávila ⓘ |
| region | medieval Spain ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Guadalajara
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Valladolid ⓘ Ávila ⓘ |
| tradition |
Kabbalah
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surface form:
Spanish Kabbalah
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| traditionallyCreditedWith |
compiling the core text of the Zohar
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composing the core text of the Zohar ⓘ |
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Subject: Moses de León Description of subject: Moses de León was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and writer traditionally credited with composing or compiling the core text of the Zohar, a foundational work of Kabbalah.
Referenced by (16)
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