Eleazar ben Azariah
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Eleazar ben Azariah was a prominent 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and briefly Nasi (president) of the Sanhedrin, known from the Mishnah and Talmud for his scholarship and leadership.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eleazar ben Azariah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8279868 — 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: Eleazar ben Azariah Context triple: [Eleazar, hasNotableBearer, Eleazar ben Azariah]
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A.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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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.
Eleazar the priest
Eleazar the priest is a biblical high priest of Israel, son of Aaron, who helped lead and oversee the distribution of the Promised Land after Joshua’s conquests.
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D.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
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E.
Eleazar Avaran
Eleazar Avaran was a Jewish warrior of the Maccabean revolt, renowned for his heroic death in battle against the Seleucid forces.
- 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: Eleazar ben Azariah Target entity description: Eleazar ben Azariah was a prominent 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and briefly Nasi (president) of the Sanhedrin, known from the Mishnah and Talmud for his scholarship and leadership.
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A.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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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.
Eleazar the priest
Eleazar the priest is a biblical high priest of Israel, son of Aaron, who helped lead and oversee the distribution of the Promised Land after Joshua’s conquests.
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D.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
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E.
Eleazar Avaran
Eleazar Avaran was a Jewish warrior of the Maccabean revolt, renowned for his heroic death in battle against the Seleucid forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish sage
ⓘ
Nasi of the Sanhedrin ⓘ Tanna ⓘ rabbinic leader ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
Sabbath laws
ⓘ
Temple service laws ⓘ festival laws ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jabneh academy
ⓘ
linked to:
Yavneh academy
Yavneh ⓘ post-Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
ⓘ
Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah ⓘ Rabbi Tarfon ⓘ |
| era |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ |
| familyBackground | priestly lineage (Kohen) ⓘ |
| famousSaying | “Behold, I am like a man of seventy years” ⓘ |
| generation | second generation Tanna ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
|
| knownFrom |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalApproach |
halakhic reasoning based on received tradition
ⓘ
use of scriptural exegesis ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sanhedrin at Yavneh ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
Mishnah Berakhot ⓘ Mishnah Eduyot ⓘ Mishnah Yoma ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Yoma
|
| notableFor |
aggadic teachings
ⓘ
halakhic rulings ⓘ leadership of the Sanhedrin ⓘ |
| officeTenure | brief tenure as Nasi ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Nasi of the Sanhedrin at Yavneh ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rabban Gamaliel II ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInLiturgy |
Passover Haggadah narrative
ⓘ
linked to:
Haggadah
|
| socialStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Rabban Gamaliel II
ⓘ
Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai ⓘ
linked to:
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai
|
| successor | Rabban Gamaliel II ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Rabbi Akiva
ⓘ
Rabbi Judah bar Ilai ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Meir ⓘ |
| timePeriod | after the destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ |
| tradition | Tannaitic ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Tribe of Levi ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleazar ben Azariah Description of subject: Eleazar ben Azariah was a prominent 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and briefly Nasi (president) of the Sanhedrin, known from the Mishnah and Talmud for his scholarship and leadership.
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