Rabbi Yose ben Halafta
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Rabbi Yose ben Halafta was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage known for his halakhic rulings and for authoring the chronological work Seder Olam Rabbah.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Yose ben Halafta canonical | 4 |
| Rabbi Halafta ben Yose | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3252379 — 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: Rabbi Yose ben Halafta Context triple: [Rabbi Akiva, teacherOf, Rabbi Yose ben Halafta]
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha was a leading third-century Talmudic sage of the Land of Israel, renowned for his foundational role in shaping the Jerusalem Talmud and Amoraic scholarship.
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E.
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana was an early Tannaic sage and mystic often associated with foundational Kabbalistic traditions and esoteric teachings in rabbinic Judaism.
- 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: Rabbi Yose ben Halafta Target entity description: Rabbi Yose ben Halafta was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage known for his halakhic rulings and for authoring the chronological work Seder Olam Rabbah.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha was a leading third-century Talmudic sage of the Land of Israel, renowned for his foundational role in shaping the Jerusalem Talmud and Amoraic scholarship.
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E.
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana was an early Tannaic sage and mystic often associated with foundational Kabbalistic traditions and esoteric teachings in rabbinic Judaism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2nd-century rabbi
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Jewish sage ⓘ Tanna ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Galilee
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Sages of Usha ⓘ |
| associatedWork | chronology from Creation to Bar Kokhba revolt ⓘ |
| authorOf | Seder Olam Rabbah ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tzippori ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 2nd century ⓘ |
| children |
Rabbi Eleazar ben Yose
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Rabbi Yose ben Halafta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Halafta ben Yose
Rabbi Ishmael ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Ishmael ben Yose
Rabbi Menachem ben Yose ⓘ Rabbi Yudan ben Yose ⓘ |
| chronologicalSystem | Anno Mundi dating in Seder Olam Rabbah ⓘ |
| era | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| father | Halafta ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish chronology ⓘ Midrash ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting |
chronological midrash
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halakhic teachings ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | one of the most authoritative Tannaim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Seder Olam Rabbah
ⓘ
halakhic rulings ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalMethod | concise rulings ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Talmud Bavli
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Talmud
Mishnah ⓘ Tosefta ⓘ |
| nationality | Jewish ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Eretz HaKodesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| religiousRole |
posek
ⓘ
teacher of Torah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| reputation | his opinions are often accepted as halakha ⓘ |
| residence |
Sepphoris
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Tzippori ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Rabbi Akiva
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Rabbi Tarfon ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Rabbi Meir
ⓘ
Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai
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| timePeriodContext | post-Destruction of Second Temple ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Rabbi Yose ben Halafta Description of subject: Rabbi Yose ben Halafta was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage known for his halakhic rulings and for authoring the chronological work Seder Olam Rabbah.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rabbi Halafta ben Yose