Jobab son of Zerah
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Jobab son of Zerah is a minor biblical figure listed in Genesis 36 among the early Edomite kings descended from Esau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jobab son of Zerah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14630125 — 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: Jobab son of Zerah Context triple: [Genesis 36, mentions, Jobab son of Zerah]
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A.
Yusha ibn Nun
Yusha ibn Nun is a prophetic figure in Islamic and biblical tradition, known as the successor of Moses who led the Israelites into the Promised Land.
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B.
Yehuda ben Ilai
Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage, a leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, and one of the most frequently cited rabbis in the Mishnah and Talmud.
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C.
Shem
Shem is a biblical figure regarded as one of Noah’s sons and traditionally considered an ancestor of the Semitic peoples.
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D.
Rechab son of Rimmon
Rechab son of Rimmon is a biblical figure known for assassinating Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son and rival king to David, as recounted in the Second Book of Samuel.
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E.
Jozue
Jozue is a given name and form of the biblical name Joshua, used in various European languages and traditions.
- 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: Jobab son of Zerah Target entity description: Jobab son of Zerah is a minor biblical figure listed in Genesis 36 among the early Edomite kings descended from Esau.
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A.
Yusha ibn Nun
Yusha ibn Nun is a prophetic figure in Islamic and biblical tradition, known as the successor of Moses who led the Israelites into the Promised Land.
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B.
Yehuda ben Ilai
Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage, a leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, and one of the most frequently cited rabbis in the Mishnah and Talmud.
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C.
Shem
Shem is a biblical figure regarded as one of Noah’s sons and traditionally considered an ancestor of the Semitic peoples.
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D.
Rechab son of Rimmon
Rechab son of Rimmon is a biblical figure known for assassinating Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son and rival king to David, as recounted in the Second Book of Samuel.
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E.
Jozue
Jozue is a given name and form of the biblical name Joshua, used in various European languages and traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.