Nachmanides (Ramban)
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Nachmanides (Ramban) was a 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, biblical commentator, philosopher, and early kabbalist whose writings profoundly shaped Jewish thought and mysticism.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nachmanides | 13 |
| Ramban | 10 |
| Nahmanides | 5 |
| Ramban (Nachmanides) | 2 |
| Moses ben Nachman | 1 |
| Moshe ben Nachman | 1 |
| Nachmanides (Ramban) canonical | 1 |
| Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158695 — 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.
Target entity: Nachmanides (Ramban) Context triple: [Kabbalah, associatedWithFigure, Nachmanides (Ramban)]
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
Moses de León
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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E.
Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nachmanides (Ramban) Target entity description: Nachmanides (Ramban) was a 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, biblical commentator, philosopher, and early kabbalist whose writings profoundly shaped Jewish thought and mysticism.
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
Moses de León
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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E.
Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystic
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Jewish philosopher ⓘ Talmudist ⓘ biblical commentator ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ kabbalist ⓘ medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moses ben Nahman
ⓘ
Nachmanides (Ramban) ⓘ
surface form:
Moshe ben Nachman
Nachmanides (Ramban) ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman
Nachmanides (Ramban) ⓘ
surface form:
Ramban
|
| birthDate | c. 1194 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Moses ben Nahman
ⓘ
surface form:
Moshe ben Nachman
|
| birthPlace |
Catalonia
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Crown of Aragon ⓘ Girona ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Palestine
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surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| citizenship | Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
Disputation of Barcelona
ⓘ
surface form:
Disputation of Barcelona, 1263
|
| deathDate | c. 1270 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Acre
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Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| exiledFrom | Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish mysticism ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ Talmud ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| founded | synagogue in Acre ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish law and custom
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Kabbalistic tradition ⓘ later Torah commentators ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ibn Ezra
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Maimonides ⓘ Rashi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending Judaism in public disputations
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emphasis on the Land of Israel in Jewish thought ⓘ integrating peshat and kabbalistic interpretation in biblical commentary ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement |
Kabbalah
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medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on the Talmud
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Commentary on the Torah ⓘ Derashat Torat Hashem Temimah ⓘ Milhamot Hashem ⓘ Sefer HaMitzvot (Hasagot on Maimonides) ⓘ Torah commentary of Ramban ⓘ |
| opponentInDisputation | Pablo Christiani ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Disputation of Barcelona ⓘ |
| patron |
James I of Aragon
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surface form:
King James I of Aragon
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| region |
Catalonia
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Spain ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| schoolTradition |
Sephardi Jews
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surface form:
Sephardic Judaism
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| settledIn |
Acre
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Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
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Subject: Nachmanides (Ramban) Description of subject: Nachmanides (Ramban) was a 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, biblical commentator, philosopher, and early kabbalist whose writings profoundly shaped Jewish thought and mysticism.
Referenced by (34)
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