Eighteen Benedictions
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The Eighteen Benedictions is a central Jewish prayer consisting of a series of blessings recited in the daily Amidah service.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blessing "Who straightens the bent" | 1 |
| Eighteen Benedictions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighteen Benedictions Context triple: [Amidah, alsoKnownAs, Eighteen Benedictions]
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A.
Book of Blessings
The Book of Blessings is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that contains the official rites and prayers for a wide variety of blessings for people, places, and objects.
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B.
Blessings
"Blessings" is a hip-hop single by Big Sean featuring Drake and Kanye West, known for its introspective lyrics about success, gratitude, and the pressures of fame.
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C.
De Benedictionibus
De Benedictionibus is the Latin title of the Roman Catholic liturgical book that contains the official rites and prayers for various blessings.
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D.
The Seven Sacraments
The Seven Sacraments is a series of paintings by Nicolas Poussin that depict the seven central rites of the Catholic Church in a classical, rigorously composed style.
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E.
De Beneficiis
De Beneficiis is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that explores the ethics of giving, receiving, and repaying benefits within Roman Stoic thought.
- 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: Eighteen Benedictions Target entity description: The Eighteen Benedictions is a central Jewish prayer consisting of a series of blessings recited in the daily Amidah service.
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A.
Book of Blessings
The Book of Blessings is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that contains the official rites and prayers for a wide variety of blessings for people, places, and objects.
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B.
Blessings
"Blessings" is a hip-hop single by Big Sean featuring Drake and Kanye West, known for its introspective lyrics about success, gratitude, and the pressures of fame.
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C.
De Benedictionibus
De Benedictionibus is the Latin title of the Roman Catholic liturgical book that contains the official rites and prayers for various blessings.
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D.
The Seven Sacraments
The Seven Sacraments is a series of paintings by Nicolas Poussin that depict the seven central rites of the Catholic Church in a classical, rigorously composed style.
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E.
De Beneficiis
De Beneficiis is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that explores the ethics of giving, receiving, and repaying benefits within Roman Stoic thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
part of the Amidah ⓘ series of blessings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Men of the Great Assembly
ⓘ
Rabban Gamliel II ⓘ
linked to:
Rabban Gamaliel II
|
| centralTheme |
peace
ⓘ
redemption of Israel ⓘ relationship between God and the Jewish people ⓘ request for mercy and sustenance ⓘ sanctification of God ⓘ |
| currentNumberOfBlessings | 19 ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | obligatory weekday prayer ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Amidah
ⓘ
Standing Prayer ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName |
Shemoneh Esreh
ⓘ
linked to:
Amidah
שמונה עשרה ⓘ |
| includes |
blessings of petition
ⓘ
blessings of praise ⓘ blessings of thanksgiving ⓘ |
| includesBlessing |
Avodah
ⓘ
linked to:
Torah veAvodah
Barech Aleinu ⓘ Birkat Avot ⓘ
linked to:
Birkot HaShachar
Birkat HaShanim ⓘ
linked to:
Birkat Hashanim
Gevurot ⓘ Hoda’ah ⓘ Kedushat Hashem ⓘ
linked to:
Kedushah of U’va leTzion
Refa’einu ⓘ Shema Koleinu ⓘ Sim Shalom ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
daily Jewish prayer service
ⓘ
weekday Amidah ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosition | core of the Amidah ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosture |
recited facing Jerusalem
ⓘ
recited while standing ⓘ |
| numberOfOriginalBlessings | 18 ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Second Temple period ⓘ |
| recitationFrequency | three times daily on weekdays ⓘ |
| recitedBy | observant Jews ⓘ |
| recitedIn |
Ma’ariv
ⓘ
Mincha ⓘ Shacharit ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| section |
final blessings of thanksgiving
ⓘ
first three blessings of praise ⓘ middle blessings of petition ⓘ |
| shortenedForm |
Amidah of Musaf
ⓘ
linked to:
Tefillat Musaf
Amidah of Shabbat ⓘ
linked to:
Musaf of Shabbat
Amidah of festivals ⓘ
linked to:
Amidah
|
| structure | series of blessings ⓘ |
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Subject: Eighteen Benedictions Description of subject: The Eighteen Benedictions is a central Jewish prayer consisting of a series of blessings recited in the daily Amidah service.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Eighteen Benedictions