patriarch Joseph
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Patriarch Joseph is a central biblical figure in the Book of Genesis, known as Jacob’s favored son who rose from slavery and imprisonment in Egypt to become a powerful leader and preserver of his family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| patriarch Joseph canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13222922 — 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: patriarch Joseph Context triple: [שכם, associatedWith, patriarch Joseph]
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A.
Patriarch Isaac
Patriarch Isaac is a central biblical figure in the Hebrew tradition, known as the son of Abraham and father of Jacob, and regarded as one of the founding patriarchs of Israel.
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B.
Patriarch
The Patriarch is the supreme spiritual and administrative head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, leading its bishops, clergy, and faithful worldwide.
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C.
the Patriarch
The Patriarch is an aging, tyrannical Caribbean dictator whose decaying rule and fragmented psyche are explored in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The Autumn of the Patriarch."
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D.
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople was the 15th-century Ecumenical Patriarch who played a key role in the attempted union between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches during the Council of Florence.
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E.
Patriarch Hermogenes
Patriarch Hermogenes was the early 17th-century head of the Russian Orthodox Church renowned for his staunch resistance to foreign intervention and his role in rallying popular opposition during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
- 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: patriarch Joseph Target entity description: Patriarch Joseph is a central biblical figure in the Book of Genesis, known as Jacob’s favored son who rose from slavery and imprisonment in Egypt to become a powerful leader and preserver of his family.
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A.
Patriarch Isaac
Patriarch Isaac is a central biblical figure in the Hebrew tradition, known as the son of Abraham and father of Jacob, and regarded as one of the founding patriarchs of Israel.
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B.
Patriarch
The Patriarch is the supreme spiritual and administrative head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, leading its bishops, clergy, and faithful worldwide.
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C.
the Patriarch
The Patriarch is an aging, tyrannical Caribbean dictator whose decaying rule and fragmented psyche are explored in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The Autumn of the Patriarch."
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D.
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople was the 15th-century Ecumenical Patriarch who played a key role in the attempted union between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches during the Council of Florence.
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E.
Patriarch Hermogenes
Patriarch Hermogenes was the early 17th-century head of the Russian Orthodox Church renowned for his staunch resistance to foreign intervention and his role in rallying popular opposition during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ patriarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
coat of many colors
ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of Many Colors
dream interpretation ⓘ providence of God ⓘ |
| birthOrder |
eleventh son of Jacob
ⓘ
first son of Rachel ⓘ |
| burialWish | requested his bones be carried from Egypt ⓘ |
| child |
Ephraim
ⓘ
Manasseh ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
Quranic prophet Yusuf
ⓘ
linked to:
Prophet Yusuf
|
| ethnicity | Israelite ⓘ |
| father | Jacob ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| mother | Rachel ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
brought Jacob’s family to settle in Egypt
ⓘ
imprisoned in Egypt ⓘ interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams ⓘ interpreted dreams in prison ⓘ managed grain storage during years of plenty ⓘ predicted seven years of plenty and seven years of famine ⓘ provided grain during famine ⓘ reconciled with his brothers in Egypt ⓘ sold into slavery by his brothers ⓘ taken to Egypt as a slave ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
overseer of Pharaoh’s granaries
ⓘ
vizier of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| resisted | temptation of Potiphar’s wife ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Pharaoh of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
King of Egypt
|
| sibling |
Asher
ⓘ
Benjamin ⓘ Dan ⓘ Gad ⓘ Issachar ⓘ Judah ⓘ
linked to:
Yehuda
Levi ⓘ Naphtali ⓘ Reuben ⓘ Simeon ⓘ Zebulun ⓘ |
| spouse | Asenath ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| virtue |
chastity
ⓘ
faithfulness to God ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: patriarch Joseph Description of subject: Patriarch Joseph is a central biblical figure in the Book of Genesis, known as Jacob’s favored son who rose from slavery and imprisonment in Egypt to become a powerful leader and preserver of his family.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
שְׁכֶם