Shmuel of Nehardea
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Shmuel of Nehardea was a leading early Babylonian Talmudic sage renowned for his expertise in civil law and astronomy and for heading the academy in Nehardea.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel of Nehardea | 7 |
| Shmuel of Nehardea canonical | 2 |
| Shmuel bar Abba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2955517 — 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: Shmuel of Nehardea Context triple: [Amoraim, notableMember, Shmuel of Nehardea]
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A.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
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B.
Rav Huna
Rav Huna was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and head of the Sura academy, renowned for his halakhic rulings and influence on the Talmud.
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C.
Rav Ashi
Rav Ashi was a leading Babylonian Talmudic sage traditionally credited with initiating the redaction and organization of the Babylonian Talmud.
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D.
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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E.
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage, the son and close scholarly partner of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, known for his legal acumen and contributions to rabbinic literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shmuel of Nehardea Target entity description: Shmuel of Nehardea was a leading early Babylonian Talmudic sage renowned for his expertise in civil law and astronomy and for heading the academy in Nehardea.
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A.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
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B.
Rav Huna
Rav Huna was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and head of the Sura academy, renowned for his halakhic rulings and influence on the Talmud.
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C.
Rav Ashi
Rav Ashi was a leading Babylonian Talmudic sage traditionally credited with initiating the redaction and organization of the Babylonian Talmud.
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D.
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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E.
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage, the son and close scholarly partner of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, known for his legal acumen and contributions to rabbinic literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amora
ⓘ
Babylonian rabbi ⓘ Talmudic sage ⓘ |
| activityEndCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| activityStartCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shmuel
ⓘ
surface form:
Mar Shmuel
Shmuel of Nehardea ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel of Nehardea
Samuel the Astronomer ⓘ Shmuel of Nehardea ⓘ
surface form:
Shmuel bar Abba
|
| amoraGeneration | first generation of Amoraim ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nehardea
ⓘ
surface form:
Nehardea academy
city of Nehardea ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Babylonian Talmudic tradition ⓘ |
| colleagueOf |
Abba Arika (Rav)
ⓘ
surface form:
Rav (Abba Arikha)
|
| contemporaryOf |
Abba Arika (Rav)
ⓘ
surface form:
Rav (Abba Arikha)
|
| era | Amoraic period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
ⓘ
Talmudic law ⓘ astronomy ⓘ calendar calculation ⓘ civil law ⓘ medicine ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expertise in astronomy
ⓘ
expertise in civil law ⓘ expertise in monetary law ⓘ halakhic rulings in Choshen Mishpat (civil law) ⓘ leadership of the academy in Nehardea ⓘ medical knowledge ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Halakha
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian halakhic tradition
|
| mainWorkLanguage | Aramaic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bava Batra
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Bava Batra
Bava Kamma ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Bava Kamma
Bava Metzia ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Bava Metzia
Talmud Bavli Berakhot ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Berakhot
Tractate Eruvin ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Eruvin
Talmud Bavli ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Gittin
Talmud Bavli ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Kiddushin
Tractate Shabbat ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud, tractate Shabbat
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| notableIdea |
dina de-malkhuta dina (the law of the kingdom is law)
ⓘ
priority of civil law expertise ⓘ |
| notableStatement | "The law of the kingdom is law" ⓘ |
| origin |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
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| position |
head of the academy of Nehardea
ⓘ
rosh yeshiva of Nehardea ⓘ |
| region |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Talmud Bavli
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
|
| teacherOf |
Rav Chisda
ⓘ
Rav Huna ⓘ Rav Nachman bar Yaakov ⓘ
surface form:
Rav Nachman
Rav Yehuda ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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