Phinehas
E400231
Phinehas is a biblical priest and grandson of Aaron, noted for his zealous defense of Israel’s covenant with God in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3922587 — 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: Phinehas Context triple: [Book of Joshua, traditionalAuthor, Phinehas]
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A.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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B.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
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C.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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D.
Yoshua
Yoshua is a male given name most notably borne by Yoshua Bengio, a pioneering Canadian computer scientist and deep learning researcher.
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E.
Eliab
Eliab is a biblical figure known as one of the sons of Jesse and the elder brother of King David.
- 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: Phinehas Target entity description: Phinehas is a biblical priest and grandson of Aaron, noted for his zealous defense of Israel’s covenant with God in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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B.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
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C.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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D.
Yoshua
Yoshua is a male given name most notably borne by Yoshua Bengio, a pioneering Canadian computer scientist and deep learning researcher.
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E.
Eliab
Eliab is a biblical figure known as one of the sons of Jesse and the elder brother of King David.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Priest of Israel
ⓘ
Israelite ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| action |
intervened to stop Israelite idolatry at Peor
ⓘ
speared an Israelite man and Midianite woman in the camp ⓘ |
| ancestor | Levi ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
dispute over the altar built by the Transjordan tribes
ⓘ
plague on Israel in the wilderness ⓘ sin at Baal Peor ⓘ |
| biblicalBookChapter |
Joshua 22
ⓘ
Judges 20 ⓘ Numbers 25 ⓘ Psalm 106 ⓘ |
| child | Abishua ⓘ |
| covenant | covenant of a perpetual priesthood ⓘ |
| father | Eleazar ⓘ |
| givenName | Phinehas self-link ⓘ |
| grandfather | Aaron ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| lineage |
House of Aaron
ⓘ
surface form:
house of Aaron
|
| mentionedIn |
Book of Joshua
ⓘ
Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
Book of Numbers ⓘ Psalms ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| moralQuality |
faithful
ⓘ
zealous ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Phineas
ⓘ
Pinhas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
killing Zimri and Cozbi
ⓘ
stopping a plague among the Israelites ⓘ zeal for the covenant of God ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest
ⓘ
priest of Israel ⓘ |
| praisedIn |
Psalm 106
ⓘ
surface form:
Psalm 106:30–31
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| rewardedBy |
Elohim
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| roleInEvent |
consulted during the war against Benjamin in Judges 20
ⓘ
led inquiry about the altar of witness in Joshua 22 ⓘ served as envoy to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh ⓘ |
| spouse | unidentified wife ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
priestly righteousness
ⓘ
zeal for covenant fidelity ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Bronze Age
ⓘ
early settlement period in Canaan ⓘ period of the wilderness wanderings ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Levi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phinehas Description of subject: Phinehas is a biblical priest and grandson of Aaron, noted for his zealous defense of Israel’s covenant with God in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pinchas Rosen
this entity surface form:
Pinchas
this entity surface form:
Pinchas
this entity surface form:
Pinchas