Ephraimites
E466915
The Ephraimites were a prominent Israelite tribe descended from Ephraim, traditionally associated with leadership roles and a central territory in the northern Kingdom of Israel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ephraimites canonical | 3 |
| Bnei Ephraim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761241 — 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: Ephraimites Context triple: [Ephraim, father, Ephraimites]
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A.
Jebusites
The Jebusites were an ancient Canaanite people known primarily as the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem (then called Jebus) in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Danites
Danites were members of the ancient Israelite Tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes traditionally descended from the sons of Jacob.
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C.
Rechabites
The Rechabites are a fraternal friendly society historically known for promoting total abstinence from alcohol and other temperance principles among their members.
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D.
Gibeonites
The Gibeonites were a Canaanite people who, according to the Hebrew Bible, secured a treaty with the Israelites through deception and were subsequently assigned to perpetual servitude at the sanctuary.
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E.
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.
- 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: Ephraimites Target entity description: The Ephraimites were a prominent Israelite tribe descended from Ephraim, traditionally associated with leadership roles and a central territory in the northern Kingdom of Israel.
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A.
Jebusites
The Jebusites were an ancient Canaanite people known primarily as the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem (then called Jebus) in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Danites
Danites were members of the ancient Israelite Tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes traditionally descended from the sons of Jacob.
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C.
Rechabites
The Rechabites are a fraternal friendly society historically known for promoting total abstinence from alcohol and other temperance principles among their members.
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D.
Gibeonites
The Gibeonites were a Canaanite people who, according to the Hebrew Bible, secured a treaty with the Israelites through deception and were subsequently assigned to perpetual servitude at the sanctuary.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite tribe
ⓘ
biblical people ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ark of the Covenant at Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Jeroboam I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joshua son of Nun NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel (by traditional association with Ramah in Ephraim) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary | Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
tribe of Benjamin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Issachar NERFINISHED ⓘ tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalInTerritory |
Samaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveNameWith |
Joseph tribes
ⓘ
house of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
tribe of Gilead
ⓘ
tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descentFrom |
Ephraim son of Joseph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph son of Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Assyrian conquest of the northern Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Joshua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ Books of Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ Books of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
prophetic books ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Twelve Tribes of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
core tribe of northern monarchy
ⓘ
rival to tribe of Judah ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| roleInIsrael |
dominant tribe in northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
leadership tribe ⓘ |
| statusAfterAssyrianConquest | counted among the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| symbolicallyRepresented |
northern Kingdom of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ten northern tribes ⓘ |
| traditionalBlessing | Jacob’s blessing of Ephraim over Manasseh ⓘ |
| tribalGroupWith | tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalStandard | house of Joseph standard (traditional) ⓘ |
| tribalTerritory |
central hill country of Canaan
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central region of the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ephraimites Description of subject: The Ephraimites were a prominent Israelite tribe descended from Ephraim, traditionally associated with leadership roles and a central territory in the northern Kingdom of Israel.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ephraim
this entity surface form:
Bnei Ephraim