Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa
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Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa was a prominent 14th-century Spanish Talmudist and halakhic authority best known for his influential commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa canonical | 2 |
| Vidal ben Solomon of Tolosa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6726190 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa Context triple: [Magid Mishneh, author, Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa]
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Rabbi Abraham ben David
Rabbi Abraham ben David, also known as the Ravad of Posquières, was a prominent 12th-century Provençal Talmudist and halakhic authority best known for his critical glosses on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah and his influential contributions to medieval Jewish scholarship and mysticism.
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Rabbi Shmuel de Uceda
Rabbi Shmuel de Uceda was a prominent 16th-century Safed rabbi and kabbalist, known especially for his influential commentaries on rabbinic and ethical texts.
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C.
Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak
Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak, known by the acronym Rashi, was an 11th-century French rabbi and one of Judaism’s most influential biblical and Talmudic commentators.
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D.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa Target entity description: Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa was a prominent 14th-century Spanish Talmudist and halakhic authority best known for his influential commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
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A.
Rabbi Abraham ben David
Rabbi Abraham ben David, also known as the Ravad of Posquières, was a prominent 12th-century Provençal Talmudist and halakhic authority best known for his critical glosses on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah and his influential contributions to medieval Jewish scholarship and mysticism.
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B.
Rabbi Shmuel de Uceda
Rabbi Shmuel de Uceda was a prominent 16th-century Safed rabbi and kabbalist, known especially for his influential commentaries on rabbinic and ethical texts.
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C.
Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak
Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak, known by the acronym Rashi, was an 11th-century French rabbi and one of Judaism’s most influential biblical and Talmudic commentators.
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D.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic authority
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medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| era | Rishonim ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Talmud ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic commentary ⓘ |
| geographicContext | medieval Spain ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Maimonides
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Talmudic tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor | commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hebrew ⓘ |
| name | Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor | authoritative interpretations of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| occupation |
commentator on Mishneh Torah
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rabbi ⓘ |
| region | Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInJewishLaw | posek (decisor of Jewish law) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| workFocus |
Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah
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linked to:
Mishneh Torah
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa Description of subject: Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa was a prominent 14th-century Spanish Talmudist and halakhic authority best known for his influential commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa