Sefer ha-Olam
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Sefer ha-Olam is a medieval Hebrew treatise on astrology and world history authored by the Jewish scholar Abraham ibn Ezra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sefer ha-Moladot | 1 |
| Sefer ha-Olam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6573879 — 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 ha-Olam Context triple: [Ibn Ezra, notableWork, Sefer ha-Olam]
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A.
Sefer ha-Te'amim
Sefer ha-Te'amim is a medieval Hebrew work by Abraham ibn Ezra that explores the grammatical, exegetical, and often philosophical reasons (“ta‘amim”) behind biblical language and interpretation.
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B.
Sefer HaHezyonot
Sefer HaHezyonot is a mystical autobiographical work by the kabbalist Hayyim Vital, recording his visionary experiences, dreams, and spiritual revelations.
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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.
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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E.
Sefer HaLikkutim
Sefer HaLikkutim is a central Kabbalistic work compiling and systematizing the teachings of the Safed mystics, especially those of Rabbi Isaac Luria (the Arizal).
- 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 ha-Olam Target entity description: Sefer ha-Olam is a medieval Hebrew treatise on astrology and world history authored by the Jewish scholar Abraham ibn Ezra.
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A.
Sefer ha-Te'amim
Sefer ha-Te'amim is a medieval Hebrew work by Abraham ibn Ezra that explores the grammatical, exegetical, and often philosophical reasons (“ta‘amim”) behind biblical language and interpretation.
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B.
Sefer HaHezyonot
Sefer HaHezyonot is a mystical autobiographical work by the kabbalist Hayyim Vital, recording his visionary experiences, dreams, and spiritual revelations.
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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.
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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E.
Sefer HaLikkutim
Sefer HaLikkutim is a central Kabbalistic work compiling and systematizing the teachings of the Safed mystics, especially those of Rabbi Isaac Luria (the Arizal).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astrological work
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historical treatise ⓘ medieval Hebrew treatise ⓘ medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
medieval Jewish astrology
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medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| author |
Abraham ibn Ezra
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linked to:
Ibn Ezra
|
| culturalContext |
Islamicate intellectual world
ⓘ
Sephardic Jewry ⓘ
linked to:
Sephardi Jews
|
| field |
astrology
ⓘ
chronography ⓘ historiography ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
astrological determination of world eras
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cycles of kingdoms and empires ⓘ relationship between celestial configurations and historical events ⓘ |
| genre |
astrology
ⓘ
world history ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | astrological interpretation of history ⓘ |
| historicalScope |
Jewish national history
ⓘ
universal history ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic astrology
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Hellenistic astrology ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrologer
ⓘ
biblical commentator ⓘ philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Abraham ibn Ezra ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Reshit Hokhmah
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linked to:
Reshit Ḥokhmah
Sefer ha-Moladot ⓘ
linked to:
Sefer ha-Olam
Sefer ha-Te'amim ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish history
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astrology ⓘ cosmic cycles ⓘ political history ⓘ world history ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tradition | Jewish scholarship ⓘ |
| usedIn |
study of history of astrology
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study of medieval Jewish thought ⓘ study of medieval historiography ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Abraham ibn Ezra
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linked to:
Ibn Ezra
|
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Sefer ha-Olam Description of subject: Sefer ha-Olam is a medieval Hebrew treatise on astrology and world history authored by the Jewish scholar Abraham ibn Ezra.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sefer ha-Olam