pre-monarchic Israel
E459577
Pre-monarchic Israel refers to the loosely organized tribal society of the Israelites in the land of Canaan before the establishment of the monarchy under Saul and David.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pre-monarchic Israel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4597491 — 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: pre-monarchic Israel Context triple: [Samson the Nazarite, hasTimeOfAction, pre-monarchic Israel]
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A.
Ancient Israel
Ancient Israel was an Iron Age Levantine kingdom and cultural-religious community whose monotheistic traditions and scriptures became foundational to Judaism, Christianity, and Western civilization.
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B.
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
The Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) was the ancient biblical kingdom in the Levant traditionally ruled by Saul, David, and Solomon before splitting into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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C.
Northern Kingdom of Israel
The Northern Kingdom of Israel was an ancient Israelite monarchy that split from Judah after Solomon’s reign and became known for its distinct dynastic history, prophetic activity, and eventual conquest by the Assyrian Empire.
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D.
First Temple period
The First Temple period was the era in ancient Israelite history, roughly from the 10th to the early 6th century BCE, when Solomon’s Temple stood in Jerusalem as the central place of worship and royal authority.
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E.
Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah was an ancient Israelite monarchy in the southern Levant, centered in Jerusalem, that existed from the late 10th century BCE until its conquest by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE.
- 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: pre-monarchic Israel Target entity description: Pre-monarchic Israel refers to the loosely organized tribal society of the Israelites in the land of Canaan before the establishment of the monarchy under Saul and David.
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A.
Ancient Israel
Ancient Israel was an Iron Age Levantine kingdom and cultural-religious community whose monotheistic traditions and scriptures became foundational to Judaism, Christianity, and Western civilization.
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B.
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
The Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) was the ancient biblical kingdom in the Levant traditionally ruled by Saul, David, and Solomon before splitting into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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C.
Northern Kingdom of Israel
The Northern Kingdom of Israel was an ancient Israelite monarchy that split from Judah after Solomon’s reign and became known for its distinct dynastic history, prophetic activity, and eventual conquest by the Assyrian Empire.
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D.
First Temple period
The First Temple period was the era in ancient Israelite history, roughly from the 10th to the early 6th century BCE, when Solomon’s Temple stood in Jerusalem as the central place of worship and royal authority.
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E.
Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah was an ancient Israelite monarchy in the southern Levant, centered in Jerusalem, that existed from the late 10th century BCE until its conquest by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Israelite polity
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historical society ⓘ tribal confederation ⓘ |
| hasApproximateEndDate | late 11th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStartDate | late 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| hasCentralSanctuary | Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstituentPart |
tribe of Asher
NERFINISHED
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tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Gad NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Issachar NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Naphtali NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Reuben NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Simeon ⓘ tribe of Zebulun ⓘ |
| hasCulticObject | Ark of the Covenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormOfLeadership |
charismatic war leaders
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elders of the tribes ⓘ judges ⓘ |
| hasKeyTextualSource |
1 Samuel 1–8
NERFINISHED
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Book of Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ early layers of the Pentateuch ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | early Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Northwest Semitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor |
Ammonites
NERFINISHED
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Canaanite city-states NERFINISHED ⓘ Edomites NERFINISHED ⓘ Moabites NERFINISHED ⓘ Philistines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStructure |
loosely organized tribal society
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segmentary tribal system ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
ancient Israelite religion
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early Yahwism ⓘ |
| hasSocioEconomicBase |
pastoralism
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small-scale agriculture ⓘ village-based subsistence economy ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | pre-monarchic period of Israel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canaan
NERFINISHED
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Southern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Near East ⓘ |
| precedes |
United Monarchy of Israel
NERFINISHED
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monarchic Israel ⓘ reign of David ⓘ reign of Saul ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Syro-Palestinian archaeology
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ancient Near Eastern history ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ |
| usesSource | covenant traditions ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: pre-monarchic Israel Description of subject: Pre-monarchic Israel refers to the loosely organized tribal society of the Israelites in the land of Canaan before the establishment of the monarchy under Saul and David.
Referenced by (2)
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