Old Cemetery of Safed
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The Old Cemetery of Safed is a historic Jewish burial ground in Safed, Israel, renowned as the resting place of prominent rabbinic and Kabbalistic figures from the 16th century and earlier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Cemetery of Safed canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1205599 — 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: Old Cemetery of Safed Context triple: [Yosef Karo, placeOfBurial, Old Cemetery of Safed]
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A.
Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess
The Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess is a major Jewish pilgrimage site in Tiberias, Israel, revered as the burial place of the famed Talmudic sage and miracle worker Rabbi Meir.
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B.
Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
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C.
Abuhav Synagogue
Abuhav Synagogue is a historic 15th-century Sephardic synagogue in Safed, Israel, renowned for its ornate interior and association with Kabbalistic tradition.
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D.
Qasr al-Yahud
Qasr al-Yahud is a historic baptism site on the Jordan River traditionally revered as the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
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E.
Tel HaShomer
Tel HaShomer is a neighborhood in Ramat Gan, Israel, best known for its major military base and large government-run hospital complex.
- 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: Old Cemetery of Safed Target entity description: The Old Cemetery of Safed is a historic Jewish burial ground in Safed, Israel, renowned as the resting place of prominent rabbinic and Kabbalistic figures from the 16th century and earlier.
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A.
Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess
The Tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess is a major Jewish pilgrimage site in Tiberias, Israel, revered as the burial place of the famed Talmudic sage and miracle worker Rabbi Meir.
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B.
Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
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C.
Abuhav Synagogue
Abuhav Synagogue is a historic 15th-century Sephardic synagogue in Safed, Israel, renowned for its ornate interior and association with Kabbalistic tradition.
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D.
Qasr al-Yahud
Qasr al-Yahud is a historic baptism site on the Jordan River traditionally revered as the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
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E.
Tel HaShomer
Tel HaShomer is a neighborhood in Ramat Gan, Israel, best known for its major military base and large government-run hospital complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
Safed Kabbalistic circle ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorDevelopment | 16th century ⓘ |
| foundedBefore | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient stone graves
ⓘ
distinctive blue-painted graves of Kabbalists ⓘ tombstone inscriptions in Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasGraveOf |
Avraham Dov of Avrutsch
ⓘ
Hayyim Vital ⓘ
surface form:
Chaim Vital
Hanna and her seven sons ⓘ Isaac Luria ⓘ Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk ⓘ R. Moshe Alshich ⓘ
surface form:
Moshe Alshich
Moshe Cordovero ⓘ Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Aryeh Leib Frumkin
Rabbi Avraham Galanti ⓘ Rabbi Elazar Azikri ⓘ Rabbi Elisha Gallico ⓘ Isaac Luria ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Isaac Luria (Arizal)
R. Moshe Alshich ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Moshe Alsheich (Alshich HaKadosh)
Moshe Cordovero ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (Ramak)
Rabbi Avraham Galanti ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Moshe Galanti
Rabbi Moshe Mitrani ⓘ Rabbi Moshe Trani (Mabit) ⓘ Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz ⓘ Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Rabbi Shmuel Heller ⓘ Rabbi Shmuel de Uceda ⓘ Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag ⓘ Yosef Karo ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yosef Karo (author of Shulchan Aruch)
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz ⓘ
surface form:
Shlomo Alkabetz
Yisrael of Ruzhin family members ⓘ Yosef Karo ⓘ |
| heritage | Jewish heritage site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
16th-century rabbinic graves
ⓘ
burials of Kabbalists ⓘ burials of prominent rabbis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
ⓘ
Northern District, Israel ⓘ Safed ⓘ |
| partOf | historic core of Safed ⓘ |
| pilgrimage |
visited on Jewish holidays
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visited on yahrzeits of rabbis ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| significance | major pilgrimage site for Jews ⓘ |
| tourism | popular religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| usedFor | Jewish burial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Cemetery of Safed Description of subject: The Old Cemetery of Safed is a historic Jewish burial ground in Safed, Israel, renowned as the resting place of prominent rabbinic and Kabbalistic figures from the 16th century and earlier.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Moshe Alshich