Ibn Ezra
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Ibn Ezra was a 12th-century Spanish Jewish scholar renowned for his biblical commentaries, Hebrew grammar works, and philosophical writings that deeply influenced later Jewish thought.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abraham ibn Ezra | 4 |
| Ibn Ezra canonical | 4 |
| Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T968111 — 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.
Target entity: Ibn Ezra Context triple: [Nachmanides, influencedBy, Ibn Ezra]
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A.
Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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Moses ben Nahman
Moses ben Nahman was a leading 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, Kabbalist, and biblical commentator renowned for his influential Torah commentary and role in the Disputation of Barcelona.
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Abraham Abulafia
Abraham Abulafia was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and philosopher who founded an influential ecstatic school of Kabbalah focused on meditation, letter permutations, and prophetic experience.
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E.
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz was a 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbi of Safed, best known as a leading mystic of the Golden Age of Jewish mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn Ezra Target entity description: Ibn Ezra was a 12th-century Spanish Jewish scholar renowned for his biblical commentaries, Hebrew grammar works, and philosophical writings that deeply influenced later Jewish thought.
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A.
Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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B.
Samuel ibn Tibbon
Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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C.
Moses ben Nahman
Moses ben Nahman was a leading 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, Kabbalist, and biblical commentator renowned for his influential Torah commentary and role in the Disputation of Barcelona.
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D.
Abraham Abulafia
Abraham Abulafia was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and philosopher who founded an influential ecstatic school of Kabbalah focused on meditation, letter permutations, and prophetic experience.
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E.
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz was a 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbi of Safed, best known as a leading mystic of the Golden Age of Jewish mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew grammarian
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Jewish philosopher ⓘ biblical commentator ⓘ medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ poet ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| approachToExegesis |
emphasis on grammar and context
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use of philosophical and scientific concepts ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1089 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Navarre
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Spain ⓘ Tudela ⓘ |
| burialPlace | probably in Italy ⓘ |
| century | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Andalusia
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surface form:
Al-Andalus
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| deathDate | c. 1164 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hebrew grammar
ⓘ
Jewish philosophy ⓘ astrology ⓘ astronomy ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ibn Ezra
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abraham ibn Ezra
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| givenName | Abraham ⓘ |
| influenced |
Moses ben Nahman
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surface form:
Nachmanides
Radak ⓘ Rashbam ⓘ later medieval Jewish commentators ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Rabbi Jonah ibn Janah
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Judah Halevi ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Judah Halevi
Saadia Gaon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
peshat-oriented biblical commentary
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philosophical and scientific treatises ⓘ rationalist approach to scripture ⓘ works on Hebrew grammar and linguistics ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| movement |
Jewish philosophy
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surface form:
Andalusian Jewish philosophy
|
| nativeName | אברהם אבן עזרא ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on the Book of Isaiah
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Commentary on the Book of Psalms ⓘ Commentary on the Torah ⓘ Commentary on the Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ Reshit Ḥokhmah ⓘ Sefer ha-Eḥad ⓘ Sefer ha-Mispar ⓘ Sefer ha-Olam ⓘ Sefer ha-Eḥad ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer ha-Shem
Sefer ha-Te'amim ⓘ Sefer ha-Yesod ⓘ |
| occupation |
Hebrew grammarian
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commentator on the Hebrew Bible ⓘ philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| travel |
England
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France ⓘ Italy ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| viewOnMiracles | tended toward rational explanations ⓘ |
| writingStyle | concise and allusive ⓘ |
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Subject: Ibn Ezra Description of subject: Ibn Ezra was a 12th-century Spanish Jewish scholar renowned for his biblical commentaries, Hebrew grammar works, and philosophical writings that deeply influenced later Jewish thought.
Referenced by (9)
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