Isaac ben Jacob ha‑Levi
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Isaac ben Jacob ha-Levi, better known as Isaac Alfasi, was an 11th-century Talmudic scholar and halakhic authority whose legal digest of the Talmud became a foundational work in Jewish law.
All labels observed (1)
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| Isaac ben Jacob ha‑Levi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7656903 — 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: Isaac ben Jacob ha‑Levi Context triple: [Isaac Alfasi, alsoKnownAs, Isaac ben Jacob ha‑Levi]
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Isaac Leib
Isaac Leib is the given name of I. L. Peretz, a seminal Yiddish-language writer and key figure in modern Jewish literature.
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Levi ben Gershom
Levi ben Gershom, also known as Gersonides, was a medieval Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, and astronomer renowned for his rationalist biblical commentaries and influential works in philosophy and science.
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C.
Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak
Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak, known by the acronym Rashi, was an 11th-century French rabbi and one of Judaism’s most influential biblical and Talmudic commentators.
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D.
Asher ben Jehiel
Asher ben Jehiel was a prominent 13th–14th century rabbi and halakhic authority whose legal rulings significantly shaped later Jewish law, including the work of Yosef Karo.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isaac ben Jacob ha‑Levi Target entity description: Isaac ben Jacob ha-Levi, better known as Isaac Alfasi, was an 11th-century Talmudic scholar and halakhic authority whose legal digest of the Talmud became a foundational work in Jewish law.
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A.
Isaac Leib
Isaac Leib is the given name of I. L. Peretz, a seminal Yiddish-language writer and key figure in modern Jewish literature.
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B.
Levi ben Gershom
Levi ben Gershom, also known as Gersonides, was a medieval Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, and astronomer renowned for his rationalist biblical commentaries and influential works in philosophy and science.
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C.
Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak
Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak, known by the acronym Rashi, was an 11th-century French rabbi and one of Judaism’s most influential biblical and Talmudic commentators.
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D.
Asher ben Jehiel
Asher ben Jehiel was a prominent 13th–14th century rabbi and halakhic authority whose legal rulings significantly shaped later Jewish law, including the work of Yosef Karo.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Talmudic scholar
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halakhic authority ⓘ medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ person ⓘ posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Isaac Alfasi
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Isaac al-Fasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Fez
NERFINISHED
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Qalʿat Ibn Ḥammād NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Algeria ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1013 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lucena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Lucena
NERFINISHED
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al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1103 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceInJewishLaw | foundational halakhic codifier ⓘ |
| influenced |
Maimonides
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel NERFINISHED ⓘ later Sephardic halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Geonim
NERFINISHED
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Hai Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sefer ha-Halakhot
NERFINISHED
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codification of Talmudic law ⓘ influence on later halakhic authorities ⓘ legal digest of the Talmud ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSchool | Sephardic halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| method | extracting halakhic conclusions from the Talmud ⓘ |
| movement | Geonic tradition ⓘ |
| nationality | Moroccan ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Joseph ibn Migash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Talmudist
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halakhist ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| region |
North Africa
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al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| TalmudFocus | practical halakhic rulings ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
Fez
NERFINISHED
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Lucena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work |
Responsa
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Sefer ha-Halakhot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isaac ben Jacob ha‑Levi Description of subject: Isaac ben Jacob ha-Levi, better known as Isaac Alfasi, was an 11th-century Talmudic scholar and halakhic authority whose legal digest of the Talmud became a foundational work in Jewish law.
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