Annas
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Annas was a powerful former Jewish high priest and influential religious leader in Jerusalem who played a key role in the events leading to the crucifixion of Jesus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annas canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T992960 — 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: Annas Context triple: [Trial of Jesus, hasParticipant, Annas]
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A.
Simeon
Simeon is a biblical figure, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and a progenitor of one of the tribes of Israel.
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B.
Caiaphas
Caiaphas was the Jewish high priest who, according to the New Testament, played a central role in the trial and condemnation of Jesus before his crucifixion.
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C.
Baruch
Baruch is a deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament, traditionally attributed to Baruch ben Neriah, the scribe and companion of the prophet Jeremiah.
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D.
Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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E.
Hyrcanus II
Hyrcanus II was a Hasmonean high priest and later ethnarch of Judea in the 1st century BCE, whose weak rule was overshadowed by internal family conflicts and the rising power of Rome.
- 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: Annas Target entity description: Annas was a powerful former Jewish high priest and influential religious leader in Jerusalem who played a key role in the events leading to the crucifixion of Jesus.
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A.
Simeon
Simeon is a biblical figure, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and a progenitor of one of the tribes of Israel.
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B.
Caiaphas
Caiaphas was the Jewish high priest who, according to the New Testament, played a central role in the trial and condemnation of Jesus before his crucifixion.
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C.
Baruch
Baruch is a deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament, traditionally attributed to Baruch ben Neriah, the scribe and companion of the prophet Jeremiah.
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D.
Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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E.
Hyrcanus II
Hyrcanus II was a Hasmonean high priest and later ethnarch of Judea in the 1st century BCE, whose weak rule was overshadowed by internal family conflicts and the rising power of Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish high priest
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Trial of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
trial of Jesus
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Judea ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| fatherInLawOf | Caiaphas ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Caiaphas ⓘ |
| hasRole |
member of the Jewish priestly aristocracy
ⓘ
religious authority in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| influence | control over succession of high priests ⓘ |
| involvedIn | interrogation of Jesus ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence over the high priesthood in Jerusalem
ⓘ
involvement in the trial of Jesus ⓘ |
| officeLocation |
Temple Mount
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surface form:
Jerusalem Temple complex
|
| playedKeyRoleIn | events leading to the crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest of the returned exiles
ⓘ
surface form:
High Priest of Jerusalem
High Priest of the returned exiles ⓘ
surface form:
High Priest of the Jews
|
| powerBase | Jerusalem priestly elite ⓘ |
| region | Roman province of Judea ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| source |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| successor | Caiaphas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Annas Description of subject: Annas was a powerful former Jewish high priest and influential religious leader in Jerusalem who played a key role in the events leading to the crucifixion of Jesus.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.