Sefer Avodah
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Sefer Avodah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the laws of the Temple service and sacrificial worship.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sefer Avodah canonical | 4 |
| Sefer Avodah of Mishneh Torah | 2 |
| Book of Service (Sefer Avodah) of Mishneh Torah | 1 |
| Sefer Korbanot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269647 — 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: Sefer Avodah Context triple: [Mishneh Torah, includesSection, Sefer Avodah]
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A.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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B.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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C.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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D.
Hekhalot Rabbati
Hekhalot Rabbati is a foundational early Jewish mystical text that details visionary ascents to the heavenly palaces and encounters with the divine chariot.
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E.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
- 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: Sefer Avodah Target entity description: Sefer Avodah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the laws of the Temple service and sacrificial worship.
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A.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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B.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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C.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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D.
Hekhalot Rabbati
Hekhalot Rabbati is a foundational early Jewish mystical text that details visionary ascents to the heavenly palaces and encounters with the divine chariot.
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E.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
ⓘ
Moses ben Maimon ⓘ
linked to:
Maimonides
|
| canonicalStatus | standard part of printed editions of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| composedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| focusesOn |
Temple rituals
ⓘ
Temple service ⓘ laws of the Temple ⓘ sacrificial worship ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hilchot Avodat Yom HaKippurim
ⓘ
Hilchot Beit HaBechirah ⓘ Hilchot Bi'at Mikdash ⓘ Hilchot Issurei Mizbeach ⓘ
linked to:
Kodashim
Hilchot Klei HaMikdash ⓘ
linked to:
Kodashim
Hilchot Ma'aseh HaKorbanot ⓘ Hilchot Me'ilah ⓘ Hilchot Pesulei HaMukdashin ⓘ Hilchot Temidin uMusafin ⓘ
linked to:
Sefer Zemanim
|
| influenced | later halakhic codifiers ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| religiousLawSystem | Halakha ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject |
Holy of Holies
ⓘ
Levites ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Levi
Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Temple
Temple vessels ⓘ Yom Kippur service ⓘ additional offerings ⓘ altar ⓘ daily offerings ⓘ disqualifications of offerings ⓘ kohanim ⓘ korbanot ⓘ misuse of consecrated property ⓘ priestly service ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ sanctity of the Temple ⓘ |
| theologicalView | Temple service remains binding in principle even without a standing Temple ⓘ |
| usedBy | rabbinic scholars ⓘ |
| usedFor |
codification of sacrificial law
ⓘ
study of Temple laws ⓘ |
| workSeriesPosition | one of the middle books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 12th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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