Tribes of Israel
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The Tribes of Israel are the traditional twelve kinship groups descended from the sons and grandsons of the patriarch Jacob, which formed the foundational tribal structure of ancient Israelite society.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israelite tribes | 3 |
| Tribes of Israel canonical | 2 |
| House of Israel | 1 |
| Jewish tribes | 1 |
| Sons of Israel | 1 |
| Tribe of Israel | 1 |
| the Twelve Tribes of Israel correspond to modern Black and some other non‑white populations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7006903 — 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: Tribes of Israel Context triple: [Tribe of Joseph, category, Tribes of Israel]
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A.
Israelites
The Israelites are the ancient Hebrew people who trace their origins to the patriarchs of the Hebrew Bible and became the foundational ethnic and religious community of Judaism.
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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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This People Israel
"This People Israel" is a seminal work of Jewish theology and history by Leo Baeck that explores the spiritual identity, ethical mission, and historical experience of the Jewish people.
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D.
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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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: Tribes of Israel Target entity description: The Tribes of Israel are the traditional twelve kinship groups descended from the sons and grandsons of the patriarch Jacob, which formed the foundational tribal structure of ancient Israelite society.
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A.
Israelites
The Israelites are the ancient Hebrew people who trace their origins to the patriarchs of the Hebrew Bible and became the foundational ethnic and religious community of Judaism.
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B.
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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C.
This People Israel
"This People Israel" is a seminal work of Jewish theology and history by Leo Baeck that explores the spiritual identity, ethical mission, and historical experience of the Jewish people.
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D.
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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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient tribal confederation
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biblical people ⓘ collective term ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Twelve Tribes of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Exodus from Egypt
NERFINISHED
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conquest of Canaan ⓘ division of the land of Canaan ⓘ |
| basedOn | kinship groups ⓘ |
| centralConceptIn |
Christian tradition
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Jewish tradition ⓘ Samaritan tradition ⓘ |
| country | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Exodus
NERFINISHED
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Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | patriarch Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationOf | ancient Israelite society ⓘ |
| governedBy | judges (biblical) in early period ⓘ |
| hasCapitalInSomePeriods | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTribes | twelve ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Tribe of Asher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tribe of Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Gad NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Issachar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Levi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Manasseh NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Naphtali NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Reuben NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Simeon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribe of Zebulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later concepts of tribal and national identity in Judaism ⓘ |
| laterUnifiedUnder |
King David
NERFINISHED
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King Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ King Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
grandsons of Jacob
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sons of Jacob ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
twelve stones in the Jordan (Book of Joshua)
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twelve stones on the high priest’s breastplate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tribes of Israel Description of subject: The Tribes of Israel are the traditional twelve kinship groups descended from the sons and grandsons of the patriarch Jacob, which formed the foundational tribal structure of ancient Israelite society.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jewish tribes
this entity surface form:
Sons of Israel
this entity surface form:
House of Israel
this entity surface form:
Tribe of Israel
this entity surface form:
Israelite tribes
this entity surface form:
the Twelve Tribes of Israel correspond to modern Black and some other non‑white populations
this entity surface form:
Israelite tribes
this entity surface form:
Israelite tribes