Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
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Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is an early rabbinic midrash on the book of Exodus, traditionally attributed to the tanna Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and valued for its halakhic and aggadic interpretations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai Context triple: [Sifre Bamidbar, relatedWork, Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai]
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Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael is a tannaitic halakhic midrash on the Book of Exodus, offering early rabbinic legal and interpretive commentary on the biblical text.
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B.
Magid Mishneh
Magid Mishneh is a classic rabbinic commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, authored by Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa and widely studied in halakhic scholarship.
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C.
Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
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D.
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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E.
Avot Yeshurun
Avot Yeshurun was a prominent 20th-century Israeli poet known for his innovative, fragmented Hebrew style and exploration of exile, memory, and identity.
- 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: Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai Target entity description: Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is an early rabbinic midrash on the book of Exodus, traditionally attributed to the tanna Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and valued for its halakhic and aggadic interpretations.
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A.
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael is a tannaitic halakhic midrash on the Book of Exodus, offering early rabbinic legal and interpretive commentary on the biblical text.
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B.
Magid Mishneh
Magid Mishneh is a classic rabbinic commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, authored by Rabbi Vidal of Tolosa and widely studied in halakhic scholarship.
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C.
Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
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D.
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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E.
Avot Yeshurun
Avot Yeshurun was a prominent 20th-century Israeli poet known for his innovative, fragmented Hebrew style and exploration of exile, memory, and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious text
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aggadic midrash ⓘ halakhic midrash ⓘ rabbinic midrash ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | classical rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tannaim ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | non-biblical rabbinic text ⓘ |
| contains |
homiletical interpretations
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legal interpretations ⓘ rabbinic sayings ⓘ |
| field | rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
aggadic interpretation
ⓘ
halakhic interpretation ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ |
| influenced | later Jewish exegesis ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | midrash ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of halakhic midrashim ⓘ |
| period | Tannaitic era ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
covenant and law at Sinai
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interpretation of commandments in Exodus ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousUse |
interpretation of Exodus
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study of Torah ⓘ |
| scripturalBookCommentedOn | Book of Exodus ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish law
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biblical exegesis ⓘ rabbinic theology ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | Late antiquity ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ |
| transmittedAs | rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfCommentary | verse-by-verse commentary on Exodus ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
midrashic hermeneutics
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rabbinic legal reasoning ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
aggadic material
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halakhic material ⓘ |
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