tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

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Jewish pilgrimage site religious site tomb

The tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is a major Jewish pilgrimage site in northern Israel, traditionally revered as the burial place of the famed 2nd-century sage and mystic associated with the Zohar.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai	2
Tomb of Rabbi Elazar ben Shimon	1
tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2089571 — 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: tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Context triple: [Meron mountain range, hasReligiousSite, tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai]

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.
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.
C. Tomb of Benei Hezir
The Tomb of Benei Hezir is an ancient rock-cut burial monument in Jerusalem, notable for its Hebrew inscription and association with a priestly family from the Second Temple period.
D. Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated)
The Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated) is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site believed to mark the resting place of the famed 2nd-century sage Rabbi Akiva.
E. Old Cemetery of Safed
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.
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: tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Target entity description: The tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is a major Jewish pilgrimage site in northern Israel, traditionally revered as the burial place of the famed 2nd-century sage and mystic associated with the Zohar.

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.
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.
C. Tomb of Benei Hezir
The Tomb of Benei Hezir is an ancient rock-cut burial monument in Jerusalem, notable for its Hebrew inscription and association with a priestly family from the Second Temple period.
D. Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated)
The Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated) is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site believed to mark the resting place of the famed 2nd-century sage Rabbi Akiva.
E. Old Cemetery of Safed
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish pilgrimage site ⓘ religious site ⓘ tomb ⓘ
access	road access from Safed and Tiberias area ⓘ
administrativeIssues	subject to crowd control and safety regulations ⓘ
annualEvent	Lag BaOmer celebrations ⓘ
associatedBurial	Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon ⓘ surface form: Rabbi Elazar ben Shimon
associatedWith	Kabbalah ⓘ surface form: Jewish mysticism Kabbalah ⓘ Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ surface form: Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai Zohar ⓘ
contains	courtyards ⓘ hospitality facilities ⓘ prayer halls ⓘ separate men’s and women’s sections ⓘ study areas ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important site for Kabbalistic tradition ⓘ symbol of veneration for Tannaitic sages ⓘ
customAtSite	charity giving ⓘ haircutting ceremonies for three-year-old boys ⓘ lighting bonfires on Lag BaOmer ⓘ prayer ⓘ recitation of Psalms ⓘ recitation of Zohar passages ⓘ
HebrewName	קבר רבי שמעון בר יוחאי ⓘ
heritageStatus	important site in Jewish religious heritage ⓘ
locatedIn	Mount Meron ⓘ surface form: Meron Northern District, Israel ⓘ
mainPilgrimageOccasion	Lag BaOmer ⓘ
near	Mount Meron ⓘ Safed ⓘ
notableEvent	crowd crush disaster on Lag BaOmer 2021 ⓘ
partOf	Meron pilgrimage complex ⓘ
pilgrimageType	Jewish pilgrimage ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
safetyConcern	overcrowding during mass pilgrimages ⓘ
shortHebrewName	קבר רשב"י ⓘ
significance	major Jewish pilgrimage destination ⓘ
tourismCategory	religious tourism site in Israel ⓘ
traditionallyBurialPlaceOf	Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ surface form: Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
visitedBy	Haredi Jews ⓘ Hasidism ⓘ surface form: Hasidic Jews Mizrahi Jews ⓘ Religious Zionist Jews ⓘ Sephardi Jews ⓘ tourists ⓘ traditional Jews ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meron mountain range → hasReligiousSite → tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ

Mount Meron → hasTomb → tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

Mount Meron → hasTomb → tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tomb of Rabbi Elazar ben Shimon

Lag BaOmer → pilgrimageSite → tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ