Judah Loew ben Bezalel
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Judah Loew ben Bezalel was a renowned 16th-century rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and mystic of Prague, best known in legend as the creator of the Golem.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Judah Loew ben Bezalel canonical | 4 |
| Judah Loew | 2 |
| Moreinu HaRav Loew | 1 |
| Moreinu ha-Rav Loew | 1 |
| Rabbi Loew | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2715501 — 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: Judah Loew ben Bezalel Context triple: [Czech Jews, notableHistoricFigure, Judah Loew ben Bezalel]
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A.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Rabbi Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority, best known for integrating Ashkenazic customs into Jewish law and shaping the standard code of practice for Ashkenazi Jewry.
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C.
Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
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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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E.
Jacob ben Asher
Jacob ben Asher was a medieval rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal code, the Arba'ah Turim, which became a foundational work in Jewish law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Judah Loew ben Bezalel Target entity description: Judah Loew ben Bezalel was a renowned 16th-century rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and mystic of Prague, best known in legend as the creator of the Golem.
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A.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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B.
Rabbi Moshe Isserles
Rabbi Moshe Isserles was a prominent 16th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority, best known for integrating Ashkenazic customs into Jewish law and shaping the standard code of practice for Ashkenazi Jewry.
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C.
Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
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D.
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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E.
Jacob ben Asher
Jacob ben Asher was a medieval rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal code, the Arba'ah Turim, which became a foundational work in Jewish law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystic
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Talmudic scholar ⓘ folklore figure ⓘ human ⓘ rabbi ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| acronymMeaning |
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Moreinu ha-Rav Loew
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| activeInCentury |
16th century
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early 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Golem
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surface form:
Golem of Prague
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| birthDate | circa 1520 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Poland
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Poznań ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague
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surface form:
Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague
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| commemoratedBy |
statues and memorials in Prague
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tomb visited by pilgrims in Prague ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Bohemia
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Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| cultureHeroOf |
Czech Jewish folklore
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Prague Jewish Community ⓘ
surface form:
Prague Jewish community
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| deathDate | 1609-09-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Bohemia
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Prague ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Ashkenazi Jews
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surface form:
Ashkenazi Jew
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| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish ethics ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| hasLegend | created a golem to protect the Jews of Prague ⓘ |
| honorific |
Maharal of Prague
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surface form:
Maharal
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| influenced |
European Jewry
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surface form:
Central European Jewry
Jewish ethical literature ⓘ later Hasidic thinkers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kabbalistic teachings
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Talmudic tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jewish mysticism
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Jewish philosophy ⓘ Talmudic scholarship ⓘ ethical writings ⓘ legend of the Golem of Prague ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| mainResidence | Prague ⓘ |
| movement |
Jewish thought
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surface form:
Maharal school of thought
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| name |
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Judah Loew
Judah Loew ben Bezalel self-link ⓘ Loew of Prague ⓘ Maharal of Prague ⓘ Judah Loew ben Bezalel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Loew
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| notableWork |
Be’er ha-Golah
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Derech Chaim ⓘ Gur Aryeh al ha-Torah ⓘ Ner Mitzvah ⓘ Netivot Olam ⓘ Tiferet Yisrael ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Rabbi of Prague
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rabbi of the Altneuschul in Prague ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
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Subject: Judah Loew ben Bezalel Description of subject: Judah Loew ben Bezalel was a renowned 16th-century rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and mystic of Prague, best known in legend as the creator of the Golem.
Referenced by (9)
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