Levite of Ephraim
E105701
The Levite of Ephraim is a biblical figure in the Book of Judges whose tragic journey with his concubine leads to a brutal crime and a subsequent civil war in Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Levite of Ephraim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T899341 — 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: Levite of Ephraim Context triple: [Book of Judges, featuresCharacter, Levite of Ephraim]
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A.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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B.
Issachar
Issachar is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar.
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C.
Naphtali
Naphtali is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali.
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D.
Ethan the Ezrahite
Ethan the Ezrahite is a wise biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, traditionally credited with composing Psalm 89.
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E.
Judah son of Jacob
Judah son of Jacob is a prominent biblical patriarch, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and the ancestral figure from whom the Tribe of Judah and the royal Davidic line are traditionally believed to descend.
- 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: Levite of Ephraim Target entity description: The Levite of Ephraim is a biblical figure in the Book of Judges whose tragic journey with his concubine leads to a brutal crime and a subsequent civil war in Israel.
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A.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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B.
Issachar
Issachar is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar.
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C.
Naphtali
Naphtali is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali.
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D.
Ethan the Ezrahite
Ethan the Ezrahite is a wise biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, traditionally credited with composing Psalm 89.
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E.
Judah son of Jacob
Judah son of Jacob is a prominent biblical patriarch, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and the ancestral figure from whom the Tribe of Judah and the royal Davidic line are traditionally believed to descend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Levite
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ character in the Book of Judges ⓘ |
| accuses |
the men of Gibeah
ⓘ
the tribe of Benjamin of wickedness ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Judges
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
Judges 19 ⓘ Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Judges 20
Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Judges 21
|
| associatedWith |
the Benjaminite war
ⓘ
the outrage at Gibeah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of Christian Old Testament narrative
ⓘ
part of Jewish Tanakh narrative ⓘ |
| concubineDies | after abuse in Gibeah ⓘ |
| concubineIsAbusedIn | Gibeah ⓘ |
| cutsBodyOfConcubine | into twelve pieces ⓘ |
| findsConcubine | lying at the door in the morning ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Benjamin
ⓘ
Ephraim ⓘ Yehuda ⓘ
surface form:
Judah
|
| givesTestimonyBefore |
Mizpah
ⓘ
surface form:
the assembly at Mizpah
|
| hasConcubineFrom |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
surface form:
Bethlehem in Judah
|
| hasRelationshipWith | his concubine ⓘ |
| isHostedBy | an old man of Gibeah ⓘ |
| isSurroundedBy | worthless men of Gibeah ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| moralEvaluationInTradition | controversial and morally ambiguous figure ⓘ |
| nameStatus | unnamed in the biblical text ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
absence of a king in Israel
ⓘ
moral and social collapse in Israel ⓘ |
| offers | his concubine to the men of Gibeah ⓘ |
| residenceRegion | hill country of Ephraim ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
catalyst for inter-tribal conflict
ⓘ
victim-witness of crime in Gibeah ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| seeksLodgingIn |
Gibeah
ⓘ
surface form:
Gibeah of Benjamin
|
| sendsBodyPartsTo | all the territory of Israel ⓘ |
| staysIn | Gibeah ⓘ |
| summons |
Twelve Tribes of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
the tribes of Israel
|
| timePeriod | era of the judges in Israel ⓘ |
| travelsWith |
a pair of donkeys
ⓘ
his concubine ⓘ his servant ⓘ |
| tribe |
Tribe of Levi
ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Levi
|
| triggersEvent | Israelite war against Benjamin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Levite of Ephraim Description of subject: The Levite of Ephraim is a biblical figure in the Book of Judges whose tragic journey with his concubine leads to a brutal crime and a subsequent civil war in Israel.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Judges