Patriarchs of Israel
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The Patriarchs of Israel are the founding forefathers of the Israelite people, traditionally identified as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abraham–Isaac–Jacob line | 1 |
| Old Testament patriarchs | 1 |
| Patriarchs (Bible) | 1 |
| Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the Hebrew Bible | 1 |
| Patriarchs of Israel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T890148 — 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.
Target entity: Patriarchs of Israel Context triple: [Patriarch Isaac, partOf, Patriarchs of Israel]
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A.
Geonim
The Geonim were the heads of the great Talmudic academies in Babylonia during the early medieval period, serving as the supreme rabbinic authorities and shaping the development of Jewish law and tradition.
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Tannaim
The Tannaim were early rabbinic sages of roughly the 1st–3rd centuries CE whose teachings form the core of the Mishnah and laid the foundation for classical Jewish law and tradition.
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C.
Abba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir was a prominent early 20th-century Zionist activist, journalist, and ideologue who helped shape the militant, nationalist current within Revisionist Zionism in Mandatory Palestine.
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D.
Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
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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.
Target entity: Patriarchs of Israel Target entity description: The Patriarchs of Israel are the founding forefathers of the Israelite people, traditionally identified as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Geonim
The Geonim were the heads of the great Talmudic academies in Babylonia during the early medieval period, serving as the supreme rabbinic authorities and shaping the development of Jewish law and tradition.
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B.
Tannaim
The Tannaim were early rabbinic sages of roughly the 1st–3rd centuries CE whose teachings form the core of the Mishnah and laid the foundation for classical Jewish law and tradition.
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C.
Abba Ahimeir
Abba Ahimeir was a prominent early 20th-century Zionist activist, journalist, and ideologue who helped shape the militant, nationalist current within Revisionist Zionism in Mandatory Palestine.
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D.
Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical group
ⓘ
founding ancestors ⓘ religious concept ⓘ |
| associatedWithCovenant | Abrahamic covenant ⓘ |
| associatedWithLandPromise | Land of Canaan ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice | patriarchal leadership ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Ancient Near East
ⓘ
Canaan ⓘ |
| centralTextualSource | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| collectiveTitle | Avot ⓘ |
| collectiveTitleLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| covenantalTheme |
blessing to the nations
ⓘ
promise of descendants ⓘ promise of land ⓘ |
| familyLineage |
Patriarchs of Israel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abraham–Isaac–Jacob line
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| genealogicalFunction | ancestors of the Israelites ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Abraham
ⓘ
Isaac ⓘ Jacob ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Christian theology
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Islamic prophetic tradition ⓘ Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| liturgicalMention |
Amidah
ⓘ
surface form:
Amidah prayer
|
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| narrativeGenre | patriarchal narratives ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Matriarchs of Israel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
founders of the Israelite people
ⓘ
recipients of divine promises ⓘ |
| scripturalSection |
Torah
ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
Torah ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
biblical studies
ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
models of faith and obedience
ⓘ
origin of God’s covenant people ⓘ |
| timePeriod | patriarchal age ⓘ |
| traditionallyIdentifiedAs |
Abraham
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Isaac ⓘ Jacob ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
ancestors of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
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forefathers of Israel ⓘ |
| viewedAs | historical figures by many believers ⓘ |
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Subject: Patriarchs of Israel Description of subject: The Patriarchs of Israel are the founding forefathers of the Israelite people, traditionally identified as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (5)
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