Prophet Jacob
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Prophet Jacob is a revered patriarch and prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the father of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) and a model of steadfast faith and patience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prophet Jacob canonical | 3 |
| Prophet Yaqub | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1433521 — 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: Prophet Jacob Context triple: [Surah Yusuf, mentionsFigure, Prophet Jacob]
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A.
Prophet Joseph
Prophet Joseph is a revered figure in Islam, known for his prophetic wisdom, steadfast faith amid trials, and the Qur’anic narrative of his journey from betrayal and slavery to authority in Egypt.
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B.
Prophet Noah
Prophet Noah is a revered messenger in Islam known for calling his people to monotheism, building the Ark by God’s command, and surviving the great flood sent as a punishment to disbelievers.
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C.
Prophet Gad
Prophet Gad was a biblical seer and advisor to King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for conveying God’s messages and guidance during David’s reign.
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D.
Prophet Ismail
Prophet Ismail is a revered prophet in Islam, regarded as the son of Prophet Ibrahim and an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad, closely associated with the early history and rituals of Mecca.
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E.
ProphetIsa
Prophet Isa is the Quranic name for Jesus, a revered prophet and messenger of God in Islam who is honored for his miraculous birth, teachings, and role as the Messiah.
- 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: Prophet Jacob Target entity description: Prophet Jacob is a revered patriarch and prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the father of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) and a model of steadfast faith and patience.
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A.
Prophet Joseph
Prophet Joseph is a revered figure in Islam, known for his prophetic wisdom, steadfast faith amid trials, and the Qur’anic narrative of his journey from betrayal and slavery to authority in Egypt.
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B.
Prophet Noah
Prophet Noah is a revered messenger in Islam known for calling his people to monotheism, building the Ark by God’s command, and surviving the great flood sent as a punishment to disbelievers.
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C.
Prophet Gad
Prophet Gad was a biblical seer and advisor to King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for conveying God’s messages and guidance during David’s reign.
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D.
Prophet Ismail
Prophet Ismail is a revered prophet in Islam, regarded as the son of Prophet Ibrahim and an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad, closely associated with the early history and rituals of Mecca.
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E.
ProphetIsa
Prophet Isa is the Quranic name for Jesus, a revered prophet and messenger of God in Islam who is honored for his miraculous birth, teachings, and role as the Messiah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
Quranic figure ⓘ patriarch ⓘ prophet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Israel ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Israelites
ⓘ
surface form:
Children of Israel
Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canaan
ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ |
| brotherOf | Esau ⓘ |
| centralStoryIn | Surah Yusuf ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Asher
ⓘ
Benjamin ⓘ Dan ⓘ Dinah ⓘ Gad ⓘ Issachar ⓘ Joseph ⓘ Judah ⓘ Levi ⓘ Naphtali ⓘ Prophet Yusuf ⓘ Reuben ⓘ Simeon ⓘ Zebulun ⓘ |
| grandsonOf |
Abraham
ⓘ
Prophet Ibrahim ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Abraham
|
| hadVisionOf | angels ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | Yaqub ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Jacob ⓘ |
| hasNameInHebrew |
patriarch Jacob
ⓘ
surface form:
Yaakov
|
| languageContext | Semitic ⓘ |
| marriedTo |
Bilhah
ⓘ
Leah ⓘ Rachel ⓘ Zilpah ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bible
ⓘ
Quran ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
patience
ⓘ
steadfast faith ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| reveredIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| sonOf |
Isaac
ⓘ
Prophet Ishaq ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Isaac
|
| veneratedAs |
model of patience in Islam
ⓘ
model of steadfast faith in Islam ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Prophet Jacob Description of subject: Prophet Jacob is a revered patriarch and prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the father of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) and a model of steadfast faith and patience.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prophet Yaqub