Israel ben Eliezer
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Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov, was an 18th-century Jewish mystic and spiritual leader regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israel ben Eliezer canonical | 11 |
| ben Eliezer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1215614 — 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: Israel ben Eliezer Context triple: [Hasidism, hasKeyFigure, Israel ben Eliezer]
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A.
Shlomo
Shlomo is the Hebrew name for King Solomon, the biblical monarch renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Shmuel
Shmuel is the Hebrew form of the biblical name Samuel, commonly used in Jewish religious and cultural contexts.
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C.
Abba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir was a prominent early 20th-century Zionist activist, journalist, and ideologue who helped shape the militant, nationalist current within Revisionist Zionism in Mandatory Palestine.
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D.
Ethan the Ezrahite
Ethan the Ezrahite is a wise biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, traditionally credited with composing Psalm 89.
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E.
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the country's first Minister of Police and was a signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
- 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: Israel ben Eliezer Target entity description: Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov, was an 18th-century Jewish mystic and spiritual leader regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism.
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A.
Shlomo
Shlomo is the Hebrew name for King Solomon, the biblical monarch renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Shmuel
Shmuel is the Hebrew form of the biblical name Samuel, commonly used in Jewish religious and cultural contexts.
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C.
Abba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir was a prominent early 20th-century Zionist activist, journalist, and ideologue who helped shape the militant, nationalist current within Revisionist Zionism in Mandatory Palestine.
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D.
Ethan the Ezrahite
Ethan the Ezrahite is a wise biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, traditionally credited with composing Psalm 89.
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E.
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the country's first Minister of Police and was a signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasidic rebbe
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Jewish mystic ⓘ Kabbalist ⓘ founder of a religious movement ⓘ human ⓘ rabbi ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1698 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Okopy
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Podolia ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Medzhybizh ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1760-05-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Medzhybizh
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Podolia ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ashkenazi Jew ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hasidic thought
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Jewish mysticism ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ |
| founded |
Hasidic Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidism
|
| hasAlias |
Baal Shem Tov
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Besht ⓘ Master of the Good Name ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Adil
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Zvi Hirsch ⓘ |
| hasName |
Israel ben Eliezer
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Yisrael ben Eliezer ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Hannah ⓘ |
| hasStudent | Dov Ber of Mezeritch ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Baal Shem
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Rebbe ⓘ Tzaddik ⓘ
linked to:
tzaddik
|
| influenced |
Dov Ber of Mezeritch
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Hasidic Judaism ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidism
Hasidic rebbes of Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on devekut (cleaving to God)
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emphasis on joy in religious life ⓘ founding the Hasidic movement ⓘ miracle-working reputation ⓘ popularizing mystical piety among common Jews ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| movement |
Hasidic Judaism
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linked to:
Hasidism
|
| regionOfActivity |
Eastern Europe
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Podolia ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Hasidic Judaism
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linked to:
Hasidism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Israel ben Eliezer Description of subject: Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov, was an 18th-century Jewish mystic and spiritual leader regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Israel ben Eliezer