Elisha ben Avuyah
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Elisha ben Avuyah was a Talmudic sage who became infamous as a heretic, remembered both for his profound learning and his dramatic break from rabbinic tradition.
All labels observed (1)
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| Elisha ben Avuyah canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14347370 — 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: Elisha ben Avuyah Context triple: [Rabbi Meir, teacher, Elisha ben Avuyah]
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A.
Eleazar ben Arach
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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B.
Eleazar ben Shammua
Eleazar ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century CE Jewish Tanna and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, known for his role in transmitting rabbinic tradition after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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C.
Eleazar Avaran
Eleazar Avaran was a Jewish warrior of the Maccabean revolt, renowned for his heroic death in battle against the Seleucid forces.
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D.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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E.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
- 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: Elisha ben Avuyah Target entity description: Elisha ben Avuyah was a Talmudic sage who became infamous as a heretic, remembered both for his profound learning and his dramatic break from rabbinic tradition.
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A.
Eleazar ben Arach
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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B.
Eleazar ben Shammua
Eleazar ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century CE Jewish Tanna and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, known for his role in transmitting rabbinic tradition after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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C.
Eleazar Avaran
Eleazar Avaran was a Jewish warrior of the Maccabean revolt, renowned for his heroic death in battle against the Seleucid forces.
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D.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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E.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.