the twelve
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The Twelve are the group of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, later known as the Twelve Apostles, who were chosen to witness his ministry, death, and resurrection and to become foundational leaders of the early Christian church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the twelve canonical | 1 |
| twelve apostles of the Lamb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1981962 — 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: the twelve Context triple: [1 Corinthians 15, mentionsFigure, the twelve]
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A.
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.
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B.
The 12s
The 12s is the collective nickname for the passionate fan base of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, renowned for their loud home-game support and “12th man” identity.
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C.
Title Twelve
Title Twelve is a section of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States that sets forth specific constitutional provisions within Mexico’s federal legal framework.
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D.
La 12
La 12 is the famously passionate and influential supporters’ group of the Argentine football club Boca Juniors, renowned for its intense atmosphere and colorful presence at matches.
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E.
the twelve maids
The twelve maids are a chorus of servant girls in Margaret Atwood’s novella "The Penelopiad," whose collective voice offers a haunting, critical retelling of the events surrounding Odysseus’s return and their own execution.
- 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: the twelve Target entity description: The Twelve are the group of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, later known as the Twelve Apostles, who were chosen to witness his ministry, death, and resurrection and to become foundational leaders of the early Christian church.
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A.
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.
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B.
The 12s
The 12s is the collective nickname for the passionate fan base of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, renowned for their loud home-game support and “12th man” identity.
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C.
Title Twelve
Title Twelve is a section of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States that sets forth specific constitutional provisions within Mexico’s federal legal framework.
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D.
La 12
La 12 is the famously passionate and influential supporters’ group of the Argentine football club Boca Juniors, renowned for its intense atmosphere and colorful presence at matches.
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E.
the twelve maids
The twelve maids are a chorus of servant girls in Margaret Atwood’s novella "The Penelopiad," whose collective voice offers a haunting, critical retelling of the events surrounding Odysseus’s return and their own execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apostles
ⓘ
followers of Jesus ⓘ group of religious figures ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Apostles
ⓘ
surface form:
the Apostles
Twelve Apostles ⓘ
surface form:
the Twelve Apostles
|
| appointedFor |
bearing witness to the resurrection
ⓘ
healing and casting out demons ⓘ preaching the gospel ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Last Supper ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
Christian liturgy ⓘ |
| considered | foundation of the apostolic ministry ⓘ |
| describedAs | closest disciples of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| followed | teachings of Jesus ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Roman province of Judea ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Christian doctrine
ⓘ
formation of church leadership structures ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| leadershipRole | guiding the early Jerusalem church ⓘ |
| member |
Andrew
ⓘ
Bartholomew ⓘ Apostle James the Less ⓘ
surface form:
James son of Alphaeus
Apostle James the Greater ⓘ
surface form:
James son of Zebedee
John son of Zebedee ⓘ Judas Iscariot ⓘ Matthew ⓘ Philip ⓘ Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Simon Peter
Simon the Zealot ⓘ Thaddaeus ⓘ Thomas ⓘ |
| mission | to make disciples of all nations ⓘ |
| newMemberAfterReplacement | Matthias ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 12 ⓘ |
| primarySources |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospels ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament Gospels
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| replacedMember | Judas Iscariot ⓘ |
| role | foundational leaders of the early Christian church ⓘ |
| selectedBy | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| sentBy | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| symbolism | correspondence to the twelve tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| termInGreek | dōdeka (the Twelve) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| witnessed |
Crucifixion of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
death of Jesus
ministry of Jesus ⓘ resurrection of Jesus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the twelve Description of subject: The Twelve are the group of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, later known as the Twelve Apostles, who were chosen to witness his ministry, death, and resurrection and to become foundational leaders of the early Christian church.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
twelve apostles of the Lamb