Hilchot Edut
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Hilchot Edut is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws governing witnesses and testimony in Jewish law.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hilchot Edut canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5533288 — 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: Hilchot Edut Context triple: [Sefer Mishpatim, workIncluded, Hilchot Edut]
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A.
Hilchot Talmud Torah
Hilchot Talmud Torah is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws and obligations of Torah study.
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B.
Sefer HaChinuch
Sefer HaChinuch is a 13th-century Jewish work that systematically enumerates and explains the 613 biblical commandments, focusing on their practical laws and underlying ethical and spiritual reasons.
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C.
Mishkan ha-Edut
Mishkan ha-Edut is a Kabbalistic work by medieval Spanish Jewish mystic Moses de León, reflecting his esoteric and theosophical interpretations of Judaism.
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D.
Hilchot Deot
Hilchot Deot is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that outlines Jewish ethical conduct, character development, and the pursuit of the moral mean.
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E.
Beit midrash
A beit midrash is a Jewish study hall dedicated to the intensive learning and interpretation of Torah and rabbinic texts.
- 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: Hilchot Edut Target entity description: Hilchot Edut is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws governing witnesses and testimony in Jewish law.
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A.
Hilchot Talmud Torah
Hilchot Talmud Torah is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws and obligations of Torah study.
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B.
Sefer HaChinuch
Sefer HaChinuch is a 13th-century Jewish work that systematically enumerates and explains the 613 biblical commandments, focusing on their practical laws and underlying ethical and spiritual reasons.
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C.
Mishkan ha-Edut
Mishkan ha-Edut is a Kabbalistic work by medieval Spanish Jewish mystic Moses de León, reflecting his esoteric and theosophical interpretations of Judaism.
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D.
Hilchot Deot
Hilchot Deot is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that outlines Jewish ethical conduct, character development, and the pursuit of the moral mean.
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E.
Beit midrash
A beit midrash is a Jewish study hall dedicated to the intensive learning and interpretation of Torah and rabbinic texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal code
ⓘ
section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
NERFINISHED
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Moses Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Geonic rulings
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Mishnah NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical law ⓘ |
| componentOf | Maimonides’ codification of Jewish law ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
admissibility of testimony
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contradictory testimony ⓘ cross-examination of witnesses ⓘ disqualification of witnesses ⓘ false testimony ⓘ number of witnesses required ⓘ procedures of testimony ⓘ qualification of witnesses ⓘ retracting testimony ⓘ status of interested parties as witnesses ⓘ status of relatives as witnesses ⓘ testimony about crimes ⓘ testimony about debts ⓘ testimony about ownership ⓘ testimony about sighting the new moon ⓘ testimony in capital cases ⓘ testimony in marital law ⓘ testimony in monetary cases ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic code ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Arbaah Turim
NERFINISHED
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Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ later halakhic codes ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
Halakha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInStructure | later books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Sefer Shoftim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeWritten |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Fustat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLawType | ritual and civil law of testimony ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Conservative Judaism
NERFINISHED
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Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ other halakhic communities ⓘ |
| subject |
laws of testimony
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laws of witnesses ⓘ |
| timePeriodWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | rabbinic courts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deciding cases involving testimony
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determining witness eligibility ⓘ |
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Subject: Hilchot Edut Description of subject: Hilchot Edut is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws governing witnesses and testimony in Jewish law.
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