Edna (wife of Raguel)
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Edna, the wife of Raguel, is a biblical figure in the Book of Tobit known as the mother of Sarah and mother-in-law of Tobias, embodying familial piety and hospitality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edna (wife of Raguel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000806 — 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: Edna (wife of Raguel) Context triple: [Tobit, hasMainCharacter, Edna (wife of Raguel)]
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A.
Sarah (daughter of Raguel)
Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, is a key figure in the biblical Book of Tobit whose trials with marriage and a murderous demon are resolved through divine intervention and her union with Tobias.
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B.
Bernarda Cabrera
Bernarda Cabrera is a fictional character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novella "Of Love and Other Demons," set in colonial Colombia and involved in the story’s themes of superstition, power, and forbidden desire.
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C.
Bilhah
Bilhah is a biblical figure who served as Rachel’s maidservant and bore two of Jacob’s sons, Dan and Naphtali.
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D.
Pilar
Pilar is a strong-willed, perceptive Spanish guerrilla fighter who plays a central role in Ernest Hemingway’s novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
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E.
Raguel
Raguel is an archangel in Jewish and Christian tradition, often associated with justice, fairness, and harmony among angels.
- 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: Edna (wife of Raguel) Target entity description: Edna, the wife of Raguel, is a biblical figure in the Book of Tobit known as the mother of Sarah and mother-in-law of Tobias, embodying familial piety and hospitality.
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A.
Sarah (daughter of Raguel)
Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, is a key figure in the biblical Book of Tobit whose trials with marriage and a murderous demon are resolved through divine intervention and her union with Tobias.
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B.
Bernarda Cabrera
Bernarda Cabrera is a fictional character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novella "Of Love and Other Demons," set in colonial Colombia and involved in the story’s themes of superstition, power, and forbidden desire.
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C.
Bilhah
Bilhah is a biblical figure who served as Rachel’s maidservant and bore two of Jacob’s sons, Dan and Naphtali.
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D.
Pilar
Pilar is a strong-willed, perceptive Spanish guerrilla fighter who plays a central role in Ernest Hemingway’s novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
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E.
Raguel
Raguel is an archangel in Jewish and Christian tradition, often associated with justice, fairness, and harmony among angels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
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woman in the deuterocanonical books ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tobit
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surface form:
Book of Tobit
|
| associatedPlace |
Ecbatana
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surface form:
Ecbatana (Media)
|
| canonicalStatus |
considered apocryphal in most Protestant traditions
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included in Catholic and Orthodox biblical canons via Book of Tobit ⓘ |
| child |
Sarah (daughter of Raguel)
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surface form:
Sarah (daughter of Raguel and Edna)
|
| familyRelation | member of Raguel’s household ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
familial piety
ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew or Aramaic (original context) ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfSource | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| motherInLawOf |
Tobias
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surface form:
Tobias (son of Tobit)
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| nameMeaning | often interpreted as related to "pleasure" or "delight" (similar to Eden) ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
blesses Tobias and Sarah’s marriage
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expresses concern for Sarah’s marital misfortunes ⓘ welcomes Tobias into her home ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
loving mother
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pious Israelite woman ⓘ supportive wife ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
mother of Sarah
ⓘ
mother-in-law of Tobias ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Septuagint
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Vulgate ⓘ |
| spouse |
Raguel
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surface form:
Raguel (Book of Tobit)
|
| textualStatus | deuterocanonical character ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second Temple period setting (narrative context) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Edna (wife of Raguel) Description of subject: Edna, the wife of Raguel, is a biblical figure in the Book of Tobit known as the mother of Sarah and mother-in-law of Tobias, embodying familial piety and hospitality.
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