Children of Jacob
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The Children of Jacob are the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob (also called Israel), who became the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Children of Jacob canonical | 1 |
| Jacob and Joseph’s brothers | 1 |
| Joseph's brothers | 1 |
| Sons of Jacob | 1 |
| sons of Jacob | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3099047 — 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: Children of Jacob Context triple: [Gad, category, Children of Jacob]
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A.
Judah son of Jacob
Judah son of Jacob is a prominent biblical patriarch, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and the ancestral figure from whom the Tribe of Judah and the royal Davidic line are traditionally believed to descend.
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B.
Tribe of Joseph
The Tribe of Joseph was one of the ancient Israelite tribes traditionally associated with the patriarch Joseph and later represented through the tribes of his sons, Ephraim and Manasseh.
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C.
Tribe of Asher
The Tribe of Asher was one of the twelve tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally associated with a fertile coastal territory in the north and blessedness or prosperity in biblical texts.
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D.
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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E.
Jacob
Jacob is the birth name of American actor, comedian, and musician Jack Black, known for his energetic performances in films like "School of Rock" and as the lead vocalist of Tenacious D.
- 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: Children of Jacob Target entity description: The Children of Jacob are the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob (also called Israel), who became the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Judah son of Jacob
Judah son of Jacob is a prominent biblical patriarch, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and the ancestral figure from whom the Tribe of Judah and the royal Davidic line are traditionally believed to descend.
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B.
Tribe of Joseph
The Tribe of Joseph was one of the ancient Israelite tribes traditionally associated with the patriarch Joseph and later represented through the tribes of his sons, Ephraim and Manasseh.
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C.
Tribe of Asher
The Tribe of Asher was one of the twelve tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally associated with a fertile coastal territory in the north and blessedness or prosperity in biblical texts.
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D.
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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E.
Jacob
Jacob is the birth name of American actor, comedian, and musician Jack Black, known for his energetic performances in films like "School of Rock" and as the lead vocalist of Tenacious D.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical group
ⓘ
patriarchal family ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Israelite identity
ⓘ
Twelve Tribes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tribes of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Israel
|
| collectiveName |
Tribes of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Sons of Israel
Children of Jacob self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sons of Jacob
|
| culturalSignificance |
ancestral figures in Christian tradition
ⓘ
ancestral figures in Islamic tradition ⓘ ancestral figures in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| ethnicRole | founders of Israelite tribes ⓘ |
| father | Jacob ⓘ |
| fatherAlsoKnownAs | Israel ⓘ |
| genealogicalRole |
descendants of Abraham
ⓘ
descendants of Isaac ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Asher
ⓘ
Benjamin ⓘ Dan ⓘ Gad ⓘ Issachar ⓘ Joseph ⓘ Judah ⓘ Levi ⓘ Naphtali ⓘ Reuben ⓘ Simeon ⓘ Zebulun ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| maternalLineageIncludes |
Bilhah
ⓘ
Leah ⓘ Rachel ⓘ Zilpah ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Genesis 29
ⓘ
Genesis 30 ⓘ Genesis 35 ⓘ Genesis 49 ⓘ |
| numberOfSons | 12 ⓘ |
| progenitorsOf | Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalGenre | narrative ⓘ |
| theologicalRole | bearers of the covenant with God ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Patriarchal period in biblical chronology ⓘ |
| traditionType | Abrahamic religions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Children of Jacob Description of subject: The Children of Jacob are the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob (also called Israel), who became the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joseph's brothers
this entity surface form:
Sons of Jacob
this entity surface form:
sons of Jacob
this entity surface form:
Jacob and Joseph’s brothers