Eleazar ben Arach

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Eleazar ben Arach was a prominent 1st-century CE Jewish sage and disciple of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, renowned for his exceptional intellectual brilliance and interpretive insight in rabbinic tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish sage
Tanna
rabbi
activeIn Land of Israel
linked to: Eretz HaKodesh
alternativeName Elazar ben Arach
linked to: Eleazar ben Arach

Eleazar ben Arach the Great
linked to: Eleazar ben Arach
associatedWith Yavneh academy
category 1st-century rabbis
Mishnaic sages
Tannaim
century 1st century CE
discipleOf Yohanan ben Zakkai
ethicalTeaching “Be diligent in the study of Torah” (attributed in rabbinic literature)
hasHebrewName אלעזר בן ערך
linked to: Eleazar ben Arach
knownFor aggadic interpretation
exceptional intellectual brilliance
interpretive insight
language Aramaic
Hebrew
memberOf early Tannaim
mentionedIn Mishnah
Pirkei Avot
Talmud
praisedBy Yohanan ben Zakkai
praisedFor original exegesis
sharpness of mind
religion Judaism
roleIn transmission of Oral Torah
teacherOf various early tannaim
traditionAbout withdrew to a spa town and forgot much of his learning (rabbinic story)

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Eleazar hasNotableBearer Eleazar ben Arach
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai teacherOf Rabbi Eleazar ben Arach
linked to: Eleazar ben Arach
Eleazar ben Arach hasHebrewName אלעזר בן ערך
linked to: Eleazar ben Arach
Eleazar ben Arach alternativeName Elazar ben Arach
linked to: Eleazar ben Arach
Eleazar ben Arach alternativeName Eleazar ben Arach the Great
linked to: Eleazar ben Arach