Priestly family of Zadok
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The Priestly family of Zadok was a prominent Israelite priestly lineage that held high-ranking temple and religious authority, especially in Jerusalem during the First and Second Temple periods.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hezir priestly family | 1 |
| Priestly family of Zadok canonical | 1 |
| Zadok the priest | 1 |
| Zadokite priesthood | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2398110 — 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: Priestly family of Zadok Context triple: [Joshua son of Jehozadak, memberOf, Priestly family of Zadok]
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A.
Zadok the Priest
"Zadok the Priest" is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1727, renowned for its dramatic choral entry and long-standing use at British royal coronations.
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B.
Patriarchs of Israel
The Patriarchs of Israel are the founding forefathers of the Israelite people, traditionally identified as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Hebrew Bible.
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C.
Tribe of Judah
The Tribe of Judah was one of the twelve tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally associated with leadership, the Davidic monarchy, and the lineage from which Jewish and Christian messianic expectations arise.
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D.
King Davidic dynasty
The King Davidic dynasty was the biblical royal lineage founded by King David that ruled over ancient Israel and Judah and became central to Jewish messianic and theological tradition.
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E.
Bast family
The Bast family is a lower-middle-class household in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," whose struggles and aspirations contrast with the more privileged Schlegel and Wilcox families.
- 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: Priestly family of Zadok Target entity description: The Priestly family of Zadok was a prominent Israelite priestly lineage that held high-ranking temple and religious authority, especially in Jerusalem during the First and Second Temple periods.
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A.
Zadok the Priest
"Zadok the Priest" is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1727, renowned for its dramatic choral entry and long-standing use at British royal coronations.
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B.
Patriarchs of Israel
The Patriarchs of Israel are the founding forefathers of the Israelite people, traditionally identified as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Hebrew Bible.
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C.
Tribe of Judah
The Tribe of Judah was one of the twelve tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally associated with leadership, the Davidic monarchy, and the lineage from which Jewish and Christian messianic expectations arise.
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D.
King Davidic dynasty
The King Davidic dynasty was the biblical royal lineage founded by King David that ruled over ancient Israel and Judah and became central to Jewish messianic and theological tradition.
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E.
Bast family
The Bast family is a lower-middle-class household in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," whose struggles and aspirations contrast with the more privileged Schlegel and Wilcox families.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite priestly family
ⓘ
biblical priestly lineage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of David
ⓘ
surface form:
Davidic monarchy
Jerusalem temple hierarchy ⓘ Solomon's Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Solomonic Temple
Priestly family of Zadok self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Zadokite priesthood
|
| basedIn |
Solomon's Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
First Temple
Jerusalem ⓘ Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple
|
| country |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean Judea
Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Yehud Medinata ⓘ
surface form:
Yehud province
|
| describedIn |
Book of Ezekiel
ⓘ
Books of Chronicles ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
post-biblical Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emphasis on priestly holiness
ⓘ
emphasis on temple centralization ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Israelites ⓘ |
| genealogicalClaim |
descent from Aaron
ⓘ
descent through Eleazar son of Aaron ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administration of sacrificial system
ⓘ
custody of priestly teaching ⓘ guardianship of temple worship ⓘ religious leadership in ancient Israel ⓘ |
| heldStatus |
elite priestly class
ⓘ
hereditary priestly lineage ⓘ |
| influenced |
Second Temple Judaism
ⓘ
later Jewish priestly traditions ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| namedAfter | Zadok ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-term control of high priesthood in Jerusalem
ⓘ
prominent role in temple and religious authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Israelite priestly system ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
high priesthood in Jerusalem
ⓘ
temple priesthood in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| region |
ancient Israel
ⓘ
ancient Judah ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousAuthorityOver |
Jewish Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple in Jerusalem
Temple liturgy ⓘ interpretation of Torah in cultic matters ⓘ priestly purity regulations ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Temple period
ⓘ
Second Temple Judaism ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple period
|
| tradition |
associated with Aaronic priesthood
ⓘ
associated with Levitical priesthood ⓘ |
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Subject: Priestly family of Zadok Description of subject: The Priestly family of Zadok was a prominent Israelite priestly lineage that held high-ranking temple and religious authority, especially in Jerusalem during the First and Second Temple periods.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hezir priestly family
subject surface form:
Nathan
this entity surface form:
Zadok the priest
this entity surface form:
Zadokite priesthood