House of Jacob

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biblical term collective designation

The House of Jacob is a biblical term referring to the descendants and collective nation arising from the patriarch Jacob, later known as Israel.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
House of Joseph	4
House of Jacob canonical	3
בית יעקב	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3211056 — 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: House of Jacob
Context triple: [Simeon, familyLineage, House of Jacob]

A. Goldenberg House
Goldenberg House is a distinctive contemporary residence designed by architect Preston Scott Cohen, noted for its complex geometric forms and innovative spatial composition.
B. Beit Yosef
Beit Yosef is a comprehensive halachic commentary on the Arba'ah Turim by Rabbi Yosef Karo, serving as the primary source and foundation for his later code, the Shulchan Aruch.
C. Abrahamic Family House
The Abrahamic Family House is an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi that brings together a mosque, church, and synagogue to promote dialogue and coexistence among the three Abrahamic religions.
D. Mappah
Mappah is a halachic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that supplements and adapts the Shulchan Aruch to Ashkenazi Jewish legal customs.
E. Sha'ar HaRachamim
Sha'ar HaRachamim is the eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, historically associated with messianic and eschatological traditions in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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: House of Jacob
Target entity description: The House of Jacob is a biblical term referring to the descendants and collective nation arising from the patriarch Jacob, later known as Israel.

A. Goldenberg House
Goldenberg House is a distinctive contemporary residence designed by architect Preston Scott Cohen, noted for its complex geometric forms and innovative spatial composition.
B. Beit Yosef
Beit Yosef is a comprehensive halachic commentary on the Arba'ah Turim by Rabbi Yosef Karo, serving as the primary source and foundation for his later code, the Shulchan Aruch.
C. Abrahamic Family House
The Abrahamic Family House is an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi that brings together a mosque, church, and synagogue to promote dialogue and coexistence among the three Abrahamic religions.
D. Mappah
Mappah is a halachic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that supplements and adapts the Shulchan Aruch to Ashkenazi Jewish legal customs.
E. Sha'ar HaRachamim
Sha'ar HaRachamim is the eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, historically associated with messianic and eschatological traditions in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical term ⓘ collective designation ⓘ
appearsInText	Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Old Testament
associatedWithCovenant	covenant at Sinai ⓘ covenant with Abraham ⓘ
associatedWithLand	Land of Canaan ⓘ surface form: land of Canaan Eretz HaKodesh ⓘ surface form: land of Israel
basedOnPerson	Jacob ⓘ
describedAs	collective people descended from Jacob ⓘ
ethnoreligiousIdentity	Israelites ⓘ Jews ⓘ surface form: Jewish people
genealogicalOrigin	twelve sons of Jacob ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Israelites ⓘ surface form: House of Israel Israel ⓘ
hasAncestralPatriarch	Abraham ⓘ Isaac ⓘ Jacob ⓘ
hasEponym	patriarch Jacob ⓘ surface form: Israel (patriarch) Jacob ⓘ
hasTribalStructure	twelve tribes of Israel ⓘ
includesTribe	Tribe of Asher ⓘ surface form: tribe of Asher Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ surface form: tribe of Benjamin Tribe of Dan ⓘ surface form: tribe of Dan tribe of Ephraim ⓘ Tribe of Gad ⓘ surface form: tribe of Gad Tribe of Issachar ⓘ surface form: tribe of Issachar Tribe of Judah ⓘ surface form: tribe of Judah Tribe of Levi ⓘ surface form: tribe of Levi Tribe of Manasseh ⓘ surface form: tribe of Manasseh Tribe of Naphtali ⓘ surface form: tribe of Naphtali Tribe of Reuben ⓘ surface form: tribe of Reuben Tribe of Simeon ⓘ surface form: tribe of Simeon Tribe of Zebulun ⓘ surface form: tribe of Zebulun
languageOfTerm	Hebrew ⓘ
partOf	Israelites ⓘ surface form: people of Israel
refersTo	descendants of Jacob ⓘ nation of Israel ⓘ
religiousContext	Abrahamic religions ⓘ Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
scripturalBookMention	Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Isaiah ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Micah ⓘ
theologicalRole	chosen people ⓘ recipient of divine judgment ⓘ recipient of divine promises ⓘ
usedAs	collective name for Israelite nation ⓘ
usedInGenre	narrative texts ⓘ prophetic literature ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Simeon → familyLineage → House of Jacob ⓘ

tribe of Ephraim → groupedWith → House of Jacob ⓘ

subject surface form: Tribe of Ephraim

this entity surface form: House of Joseph

Ephraim → partOf → House of Jacob ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Joseph

Ephraim → tribalStandardAssociatedWith → House of Jacob ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Joseph

Manasseh → groupedWith → House of Jacob ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Joseph

Dinah → tribalAffiliation → House of Jacob ⓘ

לֵאָה → family → House of Jacob ⓘ

this entity surface form: בית יעקב

Shillem → associatedWith → House of Jacob ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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