Nathanael
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Nathanael is a New Testament figure in the Gospel of John, traditionally identified with the apostle Bartholomew and known for his initial skepticism about Jesus and subsequent confession of faith.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nathanael canonical | 2 |
| Nathanael (Bartholomew) | 1 |
| Nathanael of the Gospel of John | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6428696 — 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: Nathanael Context triple: [Saint Bartholomew, associatedWith, Nathanael]
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A.
Yohanan
Yohanan is a Hebrew given name, often rendered as "Yohanan" or "Yochanan," meaning "God is gracious" and historically borne by various Jewish religious and political figures.
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B.
Nicodemus
Nicodemus is a New Testament figure, a Pharisee and member of the Jewish ruling council who visits Jesus by night and later assists in his burial.
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C.
Estevão
Estevão is the Portuguese given name equivalent to the Hungarian name István, commonly rendered in English as Stephen.
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D.
Matthaeus
Matthaeus is the Latin form of the given name Matthew, commonly associated with the biblical apostle and evangelist.
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E.
Thomas Didymus
Thomas Didymus is a Christian apostle traditionally known as "Doubting Thomas" for initially questioning Jesus' resurrection before professing strong faith.
- 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: Nathanael Target entity description: Nathanael is a New Testament figure in the Gospel of John, traditionally identified with the apostle Bartholomew and known for his initial skepticism about Jesus and subsequent confession of faith.
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A.
Yohanan
Yohanan is a Hebrew given name, often rendered as "Yohanan" or "Yochanan," meaning "God is gracious" and historically borne by various Jewish religious and political figures.
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B.
Nicodemus
Nicodemus is a New Testament figure, a Pharisee and member of the Jewish ruling council who visits Jesus by night and later assists in his burial.
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C.
Estevão
Estevão is the Portuguese given name equivalent to the Hungarian name István, commonly rendered in English as Stephen.
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D.
Matthaeus
Matthaeus is the Latin form of the given name Matthew, commonly associated with the biblical apostle and evangelist.
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E.
Thomas Didymus
Thomas Didymus is a Christian apostle traditionally known as "Doubting Thomas" for initially questioning Jesus' resurrection before professing strong faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
John 1
ⓘ
John 21 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Cana in Galilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calledBy | Philip the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calledToFollowBy | Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confessed | Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel ⓘ |
| expressedFaithIn |
Jesus as King of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesus as Son of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
confession of faith in Jesus
ⓘ
initial skepticism about Jesus ⓘ |
| hasFeastTraditionWith | Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | disciple of Jesus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| listedAmong | disciples present at the post-resurrection appearance in John 21 ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | God has given ⓘ |
| questioned | origin of Jesus from Nazareth ⓘ |
| recognizedByJesusAs | an Israelite in whom is no deceit ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| respondedTo | invitation Come and see ⓘ |
| sourceText |
John 1:43–51
ⓘ
John 21:1–2 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| traditionallyIdentifiedWith | Bartholomew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyVeneratedIn | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utteredSaying | Can anything good come out of Nazareth? ⓘ |
| witnessedSign | Jesus’ supernatural knowledge of him under the fig tree ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nathanael Description of subject: Nathanael is a New Testament figure in the Gospel of John, traditionally identified with the apostle Bartholomew and known for his initial skepticism about Jesus and subsequent confession of faith.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nathanael of the Gospel of John
this entity surface form:
Nathanael (Bartholomew)