Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
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Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eliezer ben Shammua | 1 |
| R. Eliezer ben Shammua | 1 |
| Rabbi Elazar ben Shammua | 1 |
| Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua canonical | 1 |
| Rabbi Eliezer ben Shamua | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3252381 — 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: Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua Context triple: [Rabbi Akiva, teacherOf, Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua]
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A.
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage, the son and close scholarly partner of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, known for his legal acumen and contributions to rabbinic literature.
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B.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
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C.
Shmuel of Nehardea
Shmuel of Nehardea was a leading early Babylonian Talmudic sage renowned for his expertise in civil law and astronomy and for heading the academy in Nehardea.
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D.
Rabbi Meir
Rabbi Meir was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, renowned for his sharp intellect and extensive legal teachings in the Mishnah.
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E.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
- 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: Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua Target entity description: Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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A.
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage, the son and close scholarly partner of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, known for his legal acumen and contributions to rabbinic literature.
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B.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
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C.
Shmuel of Nehardea
Shmuel of Nehardea was a leading early Babylonian Talmudic sage renowned for his expertise in civil law and astronomy and for heading the academy in Nehardea.
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D.
Rabbi Meir
Rabbi Meir was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, renowned for his sharp intellect and extensive legal teachings in the Mishnah.
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E.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2nd-century rabbi
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Jewish sage ⓘ Mishnaic sage ⓘ Rabbi ⓘ Tanna ⓘ |
| activity | transmission of Rabbi Akiva’s teachings after the Bar Kokhba revolt ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
ⓘ
surface form:
Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua ⓘ
surface form:
R. Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shamua
|
| associatedWithEvent | post–Bar Kokhba reconstitution of Torah academies ⓘ |
| belongsToGeneration | fourth generation of Tannaim ⓘ |
| citedAs | R. Eliezer b. Shammua in rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| contributedTo | formation of the Mishnah’s halakhic corpus ⓘ |
| discipleOf |
Rabbi Akiva
ⓘ
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus ⓘ Rabbi Tarfon ⓘ |
| eraWithinJudaism | Tannaitic era ⓘ |
| ethicalTeaching |
honor of Torah
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honor of one’s colleagues ⓘ placing fear of Heaven upon students ⓘ respect for students ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Rabbi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
careful preservation of tradition
ⓘ
piety ⓘ scholarship in Jewish law ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Talmud Bavli ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ Tosefta ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Rabbi Elazar ben Shammua’s disciples (general)
ⓘ
Judah ha-Nasi ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Judah haNasi
Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Rabbi Yose ben Halafta ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rabbi Akiva’s generation of Tannaim ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Eretz HaKodesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
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| religiousMovement | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | halakhic authority ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| role | preserver of oral Torah traditions ⓘ |
| sourceOfTeaching |
Pirkei Avot
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surface form:
Pirkei Avot 4:12
|
| successor | Rabbi Judah haNasi’s generation of Amoraim’ precursors ⓘ |
| teacher |
Rabbi Akiva
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Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus ⓘ Rabbi Tarfon ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| traditionHolds | his prayers were especially effective ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua Description of subject: Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rabbi Elazar ben Shammua
this entity surface form:
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shamua
this entity surface form:
Eliezer ben Shammua
this entity surface form:
R. Eliezer ben Shammua