Avodah Zarah
E883633
Avodah Zarah is a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals with laws concerning idolatry, interactions with idolaters, and the avoidance of idolatrous practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avodah Zarah canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10736491 — 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: Avodah Zarah Context triple: [Seder Nezikin, includesTractate, Avodah Zarah]
-
A.
Hilchot Ma’akhalot Asurot
Hilchot Ma’akhalot Asurot is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the Jewish laws governing forbidden foods and dietary prohibitions.
-
B.
Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
-
C.
Hilchot Evel
Hilchot Evel is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the Jewish laws and practices of mourning for the dead.
-
D.
Temurah
Temurah is a Kabbalistic method of letter substitution and permutation used to uncover hidden meanings within Hebrew scripture.
-
E.
Temurah
Temurah is a Talmudic tractate in the Order of Kodashim that discusses the laws of substituting one sacrificial animal for another and related sanctity issues.
- 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: Avodah Zarah Target entity description: Avodah Zarah is a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals with laws concerning idolatry, interactions with idolaters, and the avoidance of idolatrous practices.
-
A.
Hilchot Ma’akhalot Asurot
Hilchot Ma’akhalot Asurot is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the Jewish laws governing forbidden foods and dietary prohibitions.
-
B.
Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
-
C.
Hilchot Evel
Hilchot Evel is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the Jewish laws and practices of mourning for the dead.
-
D.
Temurah
Temurah is a Kabbalistic method of letter substitution and permutation used to uncover hidden meanings within Hebrew scripture.
-
E.
Temurah
Temurah is a Talmudic tractate in the Order of Kodashim that discusses the laws of substituting one sacrificial animal for another and related sanctity issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Talmudic tractate ⓘ |
| discusses |
Noahide laws regarding idolatry
ⓘ
definition of an idol ⓘ food cooked by non‑Jews ⓘ laws of images used for decoration ⓘ ownership of idols by Jews and non‑Jews ⓘ participation in non‑Jewish religious celebrations ⓘ prohibition of entering idolatrous temples ⓘ prohibition of giving gifts to idolaters in certain contexts ⓘ status of objects offered to idols ⓘ trade in items used for idolatry ⓘ wine handled by non‑Jews ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalOrder | eighth tractate in Seder Nezikin ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Gemara on Avodah Zarah
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud tractate Avodah Zarah
Mishnah Avodah Zarah ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud tractate Avodah Zarah
|
| hasLanguage |
Mishnaic Hebrew
ⓘ
Talmudic Aramaic ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
|
| hasNumberOfChapters | 5 ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Gentile wine (stam yeynam)
ⓘ
benefit from idolatry ⓘ benefiting from idolatrous sacrifices ⓘ business relations with idolaters ⓘ conversion from idolatry ⓘ food and drink associated with idolatry ⓘ forbidden wine (yayin nesekh) ⓘ idolatrous festivals ⓘ idolatry in Jewish law ⓘ images and statues ⓘ interaction with idolaters ⓘ laws of gentile milk and bread ⓘ laws of partnership with idolaters ⓘ medical treatment by idolaters ⓘ missionary activity and enticement to idolatry ⓘ nullification of idolatry (bitul avodah zarah) ⓘ ornaments and objects of idolatry ⓘ prohibition of assisting idolatrous worship ⓘ prohibition of deriving benefit from idols ⓘ prohibition of idolatrous worship ⓘ renting and selling property to idolaters ⓘ social contact with idolaters ⓘ status of a ger toshav (resident alien) ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Babylonian Talmud Avodah Zarah
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud tractate Avodah Zarah
Jerusalem Talmud Avodah Zarah ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
|
| partOf |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Seder Nezikin ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | biblical prohibitions of idolatry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Avodah Zarah Description of subject: Avodah Zarah is a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals with laws concerning idolatry, interactions with idolaters, and the avoidance of idolatrous practices.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.