The Wars of the Lord
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The Wars of the Lord is a major medieval Jewish philosophical and scientific treatise by Gersonides that systematically addresses metaphysics, theology, astronomy, and providence.
All labels observed (2)
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| Wars of the Lord | 4 |
| The Wars of the Lord canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3834950 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wars of the Lord Context triple: [Gersonides, mainWork, The Wars of the Lord]
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A.
Lord of Senigallia
Lord of Senigallia was a feudal title in the Italian town of Senigallia, historically associated with the powerful noble House of della Rovere during the Renaissance.
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B.
Lord of Covilhã
Lord of Covilhã was a Portuguese noble title associated with Prince Henry the Navigator, reflecting his regional lordship and influence during the early Age of Discoveries.
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Lord of Arlay
The Lord of Arlay was a medieval noble title held by members of the influential Burgundian House of Chalon-Arlay, associated with lordship over the Arlay territory in present-day France.
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D.
The Conflict of Ages
The Conflict of Ages is a 19th-century theological work by Edward Beecher that explores the problem of evil and divine justice through a pre-existence and moral government framework.
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E.
La Légende des siècles
La Légende des siècles is a monumental cycle of narrative poems by Victor Hugo that traces the moral and spiritual evolution of humanity across history and myth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wars of the Lord Target entity description: The Wars of the Lord is a major medieval Jewish philosophical and scientific treatise by Gersonides that systematically addresses metaphysics, theology, astronomy, and providence.
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A.
Lord of Senigallia
Lord of Senigallia was a feudal title in the Italian town of Senigallia, historically associated with the powerful noble House of della Rovere during the Renaissance.
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B.
Lord of Covilhã
Lord of Covilhã was a Portuguese noble title associated with Prince Henry the Navigator, reflecting his regional lordship and influence during the early Age of Discoveries.
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C.
Lord of Arlay
The Lord of Arlay was a medieval noble title held by members of the influential Burgundian House of Chalon-Arlay, associated with lordship over the Arlay territory in present-day France.
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D.
The Conflict of Ages
The Conflict of Ages is a 19th-century theological work by Edward Beecher that explores the problem of evil and divine justice through a pre-existence and moral government framework.
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E.
La Légende des siècles
La Légende des siècles is a monumental cycle of narrative poems by Victor Hugo that traces the moral and spiritual evolution of humanity across history and myth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Jewish philosophical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationDate |
1320s
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1330s ⓘ |
| author |
Gersonides
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Gersonides ⓘ
surface form:
Levi ben Gershon
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy in Judaism
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medieval science ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish philosophy
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medieval philosophy ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitleVariant |
The Wars of the Lord
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The Wars of the Lord self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of the Lord
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| hasPart |
book on astronomy
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book on creation and miracles ⓘ book on divine knowledge and providence ⓘ book on metaphysics ⓘ book on prophecy ⓘ book on the soul and immortality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Al-Farabi
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Aristotle ⓘ Averroes ⓘ Maimonides ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical engagement with Maimonides
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discussion of divine foreknowledge and human free will ⓘ integration of astronomy with theology ⓘ rationalist approach to providence ⓘ systematic treatment of Jewish philosophy and science ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Aristotelianism
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medieval Jewish Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ creation ⓘ divine knowledge ⓘ divine providence ⓘ epistemology ⓘ free will ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ prophecy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| titleInHebrew |
Milhamot Hashem
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surface form:
Milhamot Ha-Shem
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