David and Goliath
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David and Goliath is the famous biblical story in which the young shepherd David defeats the giant Philistine warrior Goliath, symbolizing faith and courage overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David and Goliath canonical | 5 |
| David and Goliath narrative | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T899393 — 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: David and Goliath Context triple: [1 Samuel, containsEvent, David and Goliath]
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A.
The Splendid Splinter
The Splendid Splinter was the legendary Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams, widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.
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B.
The Twelve
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C.
The Victors
"The Victors" is the iconic fight song of the University of Michigan, widely recognized as one of the most famous and triumphant college football anthems in the United States.
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D.
Ben-Hur
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E.
Los Leones
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- 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: David and Goliath Target entity description: David and Goliath is the famous biblical story in which the young shepherd David defeats the giant Philistine warrior Goliath, symbolizing faith and courage overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds.
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A.
The Splendid Splinter
The Splendid Splinter was the legendary Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams, widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.
-
B.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
-
C.
The Victors
"The Victors" is the iconic fight song of the University of Michigan, widely recognized as one of the most famous and triumphant college football anthems in the United States.
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D.
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
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E.
Los Leones
Los Leones is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team Industriales, one of the most successful and beloved clubs in the Cuban National Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament narrative
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biblical story ⓘ didactic tale ⓘ religious narrative ⓘ |
| appearsInBook | 1 Samuel ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | 1 Samuel 17 ⓘ |
| appearsInText |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| associatedWithFigure |
King David
ⓘ
Goliath ⓘ
surface form:
Philistine champion Goliath
|
| culturalImpact | source of the idiom "David versus Goliath" ⓘ |
| describes | a young shepherd confronting a giant warrior ⓘ |
| featuresAction |
David slaying Goliath
ⓘ
single combat ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
Goliath's sword
ⓘ
five smooth stones ⓘ sling ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
David's brothers
ⓘ
Israelite army ⓘ Jesse ⓘ King Saul ⓘ Philistine army ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
David
ⓘ
Goliath ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryGenre | narrative prose ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
God can use the weak to confound the strong
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courage in the face of fear ⓘ trust in God rather than human strength ⓘ |
| narrativeSequence |
David beheads Goliath with Goliath's sword
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David refuses Saul's armor ⓘ David strikes Goliath with a stone from his sling ⓘ David volunteers to fight Goliath ⓘ Goliath challenges Israel to send a champion ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| result | defeat of the Philistines ⓘ |
| setting | Valley of Elah ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
God's favor toward the faithful
ⓘ
faith overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds ⓘ the victory of the underdog ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
ⓘ
divine deliverance ⓘ faith in God ⓘ overcoming odds ⓘ weak defeating strong ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | ancient Israelite monarchy period ⓘ |
| usedAsMetaphorFor | conflicts between underdogs and powerful opponents ⓘ |
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Subject: David and Goliath Description of subject: David and Goliath is the famous biblical story in which the young shepherd David defeats the giant Philistine warrior Goliath, symbolizing faith and courage overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
David and Goliath narrative