Eleazar ben Shammua
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Eleazar ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century CE Jewish Tanna and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, known for his role in transmitting rabbinic tradition after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eleazar ben Shammua canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8279870 — 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: Eleazar ben Shammua Context triple: [Eleazar, hasNotableBearer, Eleazar ben Shammua]
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A.
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.
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B.
Eleazar ben Arach
Eleazar ben Arach was a prominent 1st-century CE Jewish sage and disciple of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, renowned for his exceptional intellectual brilliance and interpretive insight in rabbinic tradition.
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C.
Eleazar ben Azariah
Eleazar ben Azariah was a prominent 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and briefly Nasi (president) of the Sanhedrin, known from the Mishnah and Talmud for his scholarship and leadership.
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D.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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E.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
- 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: Eleazar ben Shammua Target entity description: Eleazar ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century CE Jewish Tanna and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, known for his role in transmitting rabbinic tradition after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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A.
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.
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B.
Eleazar ben Arach
Eleazar ben Arach was a prominent 1st-century CE Jewish sage and disciple of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, renowned for his exceptional intellectual brilliance and interpretive insight in rabbinic tradition.
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C.
Eleazar ben Azariah
Eleazar ben Azariah was a prominent 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and briefly Nasi (president) of the Sanhedrin, known from the Mishnah and Talmud for his scholarship and leadership.
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D.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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E.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish sage
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Mishnaic sage ⓘ Tanna ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeAfterEvent | Bar Kokhba revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | school of Rabbi Akiva ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
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Land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| contributedTo | oral transmission of the Mishnah ⓘ |
| discipleOf |
Rabbi Akiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rabbi Tarfon NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalTeaching |
honor of students should be as fear of Heaven
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respect for synagogues and houses of study ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Eleazar ben Shamua
NERFINISHED
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R. Eleazar ben Shammua NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Eleazar ben Shammua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Rabbi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
halakhic rulings
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teachings on respect for Torah scholars ⓘ transmitting rabbinic tradition after the Bar Kokhba revolt ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfGeneration | fourth generation of Tannaim ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mishnah
NERFINISHED
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Talmud Bavli NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tosefta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | link in the chain of rabbinic transmission after Rabbi Akiva ⓘ |
| sourceOfHalakhicOpinion |
laws of prayer
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laws of purity ⓘ laws of sacrifices ⓘ laws of tithes ⓘ |
| statusInSources | prominent sage of his generation ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Rabbi Judah haNasi
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Meir NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Yosei ben Halafta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Second Temple era ⓘ |
| tradition | Tannaitic tradition ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleazar ben Shammua Description of subject: Eleazar ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century CE Jewish Tanna and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, known for his role in transmitting rabbinic tradition after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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