Akedah
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Akedah is the Jewish term for the biblical episode in which Abraham is commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac, a foundational narrative about faith and obedience.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T652601 — 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: Akedah Context triple: [Binding of Isaac, hasAlternativeName, Akedah]
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A.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
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B.
Galut
Galut is the Hebrew term for the Jewish exile and dispersion from their ancestral homeland, encompassing both the physical scattering of Jews and the spiritual-historical condition associated with it.
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C.
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers is a monumental four-part novel cycle by Thomas Mann that retells and elaborates the biblical story of Joseph with rich psychological, historical, and mythological detail.
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D.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
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E.
Abraham
Abraham is the given name of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States who led the country through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
- 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: Akedah Target entity description: Akedah is the Jewish term for the biblical episode in which Abraham is commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac, a foundational narrative about faith and obedience.
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A.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
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B.
Galut
Galut is the Hebrew term for the Jewish exile and dispersion from their ancestral homeland, encompassing both the physical scattering of Jews and the spiritual-historical condition associated with it.
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C.
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers is a monumental four-part novel cycle by Thomas Mann that retells and elaborates the biblical story of Joseph with rich psychological, historical, and mythological detail.
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D.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
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E.
Abraham
Abraham is the given name of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States who led the country through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious concept
ⓘ
biblical narrative ⓘ theological motif ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
land of Moriah
ⓘ
mountain in the land of Moriah ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Abraham
ⓘ
Isaac ⓘ |
| commandedBy | God ⓘ |
| considered | foundational narrative of faith and obedience in Judaism ⓘ |
| describesEvent | Abraham commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Akedah
ⓘ
surface form:
Akedat Yitzchak
Binding of Isaac ⓘ |
| hasDeity | God ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName |
Akedah
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
עֲקֵידַת יִצְחָק
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| hasKeyMoment | angel of the Lord stops Abraham ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Isaac is not sacrificed
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ram is sacrificed instead of Isaac ⓘ |
| hasPromise | God reaffirms blessing and numerous descendants to Abraham ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Abrahamic covenant themes ⓘ |
| influences |
Christian typology of sacrifice
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Jewish concepts of martyrdom ⓘ Jewish theology of sacrifice ⓘ |
| interpretedIn |
Jewish liturgical poetry (piyyut)
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Midrash ⓘ Talmud ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| invokedAs | source of merit for Israel ⓘ |
| involvesIntendedVictim | Isaac ⓘ |
| involvesSubstitute | ram ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | binding ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Jewish penitential prayers (selichot) references
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Rosh Hashanah prayers ⓘ |
| locatedInChapter | Genesis 22 ⓘ |
| locatedInText | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| partOfTradition |
Christianity
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Islamic interpretation of Abraham’s sacrifice narrative ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| refersToAction | binding of Isaac on the altar ⓘ |
| scripturalGenre | narrative ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
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| testedPerson | Abraham ⓘ |
| theme |
covenant
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divine testing ⓘ faith ⓘ merit of the patriarchs ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akedah Description of subject: Akedah is the Jewish term for the biblical episode in which Abraham is commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac, a foundational narrative about faith and obedience.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Akedat Yitzhak
this entity surface form:
The Sacrifice of Abraham
this entity surface form:
עֲקֵידַת יִצְחָק
this entity surface form:
Akedat Yitzchak
this entity surface form:
Genesis 22 (Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac)
this entity surface form:
binding of Isaac
this entity surface form:
Genesis 22
this entity surface form:
binding of Isaac
this entity surface form:
Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac
this entity surface form:
Genesis 22
this entity surface form:
Genesis 22
this entity surface form:
Sacrifice of Isaac
this entity surface form:
Genesis 22
this entity surface form:
The Sacrifice of Isaac
this entity surface form:
Binding of Isaac (Akedah) in Jewish tradition