Genealogy of Jesus
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The Genealogy of Jesus is the biblical lineage that traces Jesus Christ’s human ancestry through key figures of Israel’s history to demonstrate his messianic and royal credentials.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genealogy of Jesus canonical | 1 |
| Luke 3 genealogy | 1 |
| Matthew 1 genealogy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9916001 — 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: Genealogy of Jesus Context triple: [יִשַׁי, partOf, Genealogy of Jesus]
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A.
historical Jesus
The historical Jesus is the figure of Jesus of Nazareth as reconstructed by historians using critical methods to understand his life, teachings, and context apart from later theological interpretations.
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B.
The Story of Jesus
The Story of Jesus is a 1949 American religious drama film directed by Irving Pichel that portrays the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Life of Christ
Life of Christ is a traditional Christian narrative cycle depicting key events from Jesus Christ’s birth, ministry, death, and resurrection.
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D.
The Childhood of Jesus
The Childhood of Jesus is a 2013 philosophical novel by Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee that explores themes of identity, language, and displacement through the story of a man and a boy starting life anew in a mysterious, austere society.
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E.
The Schooldays of Jesus
The Schooldays of Jesus is a philosophical novel by Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee that continues the allegorical narrative begun in The Childhood of Jesus, exploring themes of education, identity, and moral formation.
- 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: Genealogy of Jesus Target entity description: The Genealogy of Jesus is the biblical lineage that traces Jesus Christ’s human ancestry through key figures of Israel’s history to demonstrate his messianic and royal credentials.
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A.
historical Jesus
The historical Jesus is the figure of Jesus of Nazareth as reconstructed by historians using critical methods to understand his life, teachings, and context apart from later theological interpretations.
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B.
The Story of Jesus
The Story of Jesus is a 1949 American religious drama film directed by Irving Pichel that portrays the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Life of Christ
Life of Christ is a traditional Christian narrative cycle depicting key events from Jesus Christ’s birth, ministry, death, and resurrection.
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D.
The Childhood of Jesus
The Childhood of Jesus is a 2013 philosophical novel by Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee that explores themes of identity, language, and displacement through the story of a man and a boy starting life anew in a mysterious, austere society.
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E.
The Schooldays of Jesus
The Schooldays of Jesus is a philosophical novel by Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee that continues the allegorical narrative begun in The Childhood of Jesus, exploring themes of education, identity, and moral formation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological concept
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New Testament topic ⓘ biblical genealogy ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Incarnation
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Kingship of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Messiahship of Jesus ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFigure |
Abraham
NERFINISHED
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Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ David NERFINISHED ⓘ Hezekiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeconiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph, husband of Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Josiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ Zerubbabel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Gospel of Luke
NERFINISHED
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Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Jesus as son of Abraham
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Jesus as son of David ⓘ Jesus’ human ancestry ⓘ continuity with Israel’s history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lukan genealogy
NERFINISHED
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Matthean genealogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesWoman |
Mary
GENERATED
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Rahab GENERATED ⓘ Ruth GENERATED ⓘ Tamar GENERATED ⓘ “wife of Uriah” (Bathsheba) GENERATED ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
biological or Marian line in Luke (in some traditions)
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legal genealogy through Joseph ⓘ |
| linkedToProphecy |
2 Samuel 7
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Isaiah 11:1 ⓘ Jeremiah 23:5 ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
to open the Gospel of Matthew
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to situate Jesus in salvation history ⓘ |
| purpose |
to demonstrate Jesus’ messianic credentials
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to demonstrate Jesus’ royal Davidic lineage ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceText | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biblical scholarship
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textual criticism ⓘ theological debate ⓘ |
| tracesAncestryTo |
Abraham
NERFINISHED
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Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Genealogy of Jesus Description of subject: The Genealogy of Jesus is the biblical lineage that traces Jesus Christ’s human ancestry through key figures of Israel’s history to demonstrate his messianic and royal credentials.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.