Sefer Zeraim
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Sefer Zeraim is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish agricultural laws and related commandments.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sefer Zeraim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sefer Zeraim Context triple: [Mishneh Torah, includesSection, Sefer Zeraim]
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A.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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B.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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C.
Sefer HaMadda
Sefer HaMadda is the opening book of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, laying out foundational principles of Jewish belief, ethics, and religious practice.
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D.
Tosefta
The Tosefta is an early rabbinic compilation of Jewish oral law that supplements and parallels the Mishnah with additional teachings and legal material.
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E.
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.
- 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 Zeraim Target entity description: Sefer Zeraim is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish agricultural laws and related commandments.
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A.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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B.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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C.
Sefer HaMadda
Sefer HaMadda is the opening book of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, laying out foundational principles of Jewish belief, ethics, and religious practice.
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D.
Tosefta
The Tosefta is an early rabbinic compilation of Jewish oral law that supplements and parallels the Mishnah with additional teachings and legal material.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic work
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section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide practical halakhic rulings on agriculture
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systematize agricultural commandments ⓘ |
| appliesPrimarilyIn |
Land of Israel
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linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
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| author |
Maimonides
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Moses ben Maimon ⓘ
linked to:
Maimonides
|
| basedOnText |
Talmud
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Torah ⓘ rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre |
legal code
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rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| codifies |
biblical commandments related to agriculture
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rabbinic enactments related to agriculture ⓘ |
| composedInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| composedInPlace |
Egypt
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linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
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| focusesOn |
Jewish agricultural law
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commandments related to agriculture ⓘ |
| includesTopic |
kilayim
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laws of gifts to the poor from produce ⓘ leket ⓘ maaser ani ⓘ maaser rishon ⓘ maaser sheni ⓘ orlah ⓘ peah ⓘ sanctity of produce of the Land of Israel ⓘ sheviit ⓘ shikhecha ⓘ terumot ⓘ tithes ⓘ |
| influenced | later halakhic codifiers on agricultural law ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Halakha ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | fourteen books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| religiousLawFor | Jewish people ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| usedBy | rabbinic decisors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
practical halakhic guidance in agriculture
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study of agricultural mitzvot ⓘ |
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