Genesis 49
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Genesis 49 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Jacob’s prophetic blessings and pronouncements over his twelve sons, outlining the future of the tribes of Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genesis 49 canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3919546 — 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: Genesis 49 Context triple: [Homilies on Genesis, scripturalFocus, Genesis 49]
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A.
Genesis 46
Genesis 46 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Jacob (Israel) and his family's journey to Egypt, including a detailed listing of his descendants who went with him.
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B.
Genesis 37
Genesis 37 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Joseph’s dreams, his brothers’ jealousy, and his being sold into slavery in Egypt, setting in motion the narrative of Israel’s descent to Egypt.
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C.
Naphtali
Naphtali is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali.
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D.
Issachar
Issachar is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar.
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E.
Book of Numbers
The Book of Numbers is a biblical text in the Hebrew Bible that recounts the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and preparations to enter the Promised Land, combining narrative episodes with laws and censuses.
- 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: Genesis 49 Target entity description: Genesis 49 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Jacob’s prophetic blessings and pronouncements over his twelve sons, outlining the future of the tribes of Israel.
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A.
Genesis 46
Genesis 46 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Jacob (Israel) and his family's journey to Egypt, including a detailed listing of his descendants who went with him.
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B.
Genesis 37
Genesis 37 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Joseph’s dreams, his brothers’ jealousy, and his being sold into slavery in Egypt, setting in motion the narrative of Israel’s descent to Egypt.
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C.
Naphtali
Naphtali is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali.
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D.
Issachar
Issachar is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar.
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E.
Book of Numbers
The Book of Numbers is a biblical text in the Hebrew Bible that recounts the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and preparations to enter the Promised Land, combining narrative episodes with laws and censuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical text
ⓘ
chapter of the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ברכת יעקב
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacob’s blessings
ברכת יעקב ⓘ
surface form:
Jacob’s prophetic blessings
|
| canonicalStatus |
sacred scripture in Christianity
ⓘ
sacred scripture in Judaism ⓘ |
| containsProphecyAbout |
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 Gad ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Gad
Tribe of Issachar ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Issachar
Tribe of Joseph ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Joseph
Tribe of Judah ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Judah
Tribe of Levi ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Levi
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
|
| follows |
Genesis 47
ⓘ
surface form:
Genesis 48
|
| genre |
blessing
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ prophetic oracle ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
blessing and curse
ⓘ
future kingship from Judah ⓘ gathering of the tribes ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| mainTheme |
blessings of Jacob over his sons
ⓘ
future of the tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| mentions |
Asher
ⓘ
Benjamin ⓘ Dan ⓘ Gad ⓘ Issachar ⓘ Joseph ⓘ Judah ⓘ Levi ⓘ Naphtali ⓘ Reuben ⓘ Simeon ⓘ Zebulun ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | final words of Jacob ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Christian Old Testament ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Five Books of Moses ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
Torah ⓘ |
| positionInBook | 49 ⓘ |
| precedes | Genesis 50 ⓘ |
| primarySpeaker | Jacob ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setting | Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Genesis 49 Description of subject: Genesis 49 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Jacob’s prophetic blessings and pronouncements over his twelve sons, outlining the future of the tribes of Israel.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.