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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:rabbi
Jewish legal scholar
Exegete
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gptkbp:appointedBy
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928
Head of the Sura Academy
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gptkbp:birthDate
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882
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gptkbp:birthName
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gptkb:Saadia_ben_Joseph
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Fayyum,_Egypt
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Baghdad
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Dossa_ben_Saadia
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gptkbp:deathDate
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942
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Baghdad,_Abbasid_Caliphate
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gptkbp:era
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gptkb:Geonic_period
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Linguistics
gptkb:philosophy
Divine Liturgy
theologian
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rav Saadia Gaon
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Maimonides
gptkb:Abraham_ibn_Ezra
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Rabbinic_tradition
Kalam
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:philosophy
Opposition to Karaites
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Hebrew
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gptkbp:legacy
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First to write a comprehensive Jewish philosophical work
Defended Rabbinic Judaism
Founder of Jewish rationalist philosophy
Major figure in the fight against Karaism
Pioneer of Hebrew linguistics
Promoted use of Arabic among Jews
Standardized Jewish prayer
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gptkbp:nationality
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Jewish
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Emunoth_ve-Deoth
Commentary on the Torah
Translation of the Bible into Arabic
Siddur (Jewish prayer book)
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gptkbp:occupation
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Gaon of Sura
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Judaism
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Esther
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:town
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Babylonian_Jewry
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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