Michal daughter of Saul
E105865
Michal, daughter of King Saul, was a wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for her complex and often tragic relationship with him and her father.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michal daughter of Saul canonical | 3 |
| Michal was taken from him when returned to David | 1 |
| Michal, daughter of King Saul | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887854 — 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: Michal daughter of Saul Context triple: [Ahinoam of Jezreel, coSpouse, Michal daughter of Saul]
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A.
Ahinoam of Jezreel
Ahinoam of Jezreel was one of King David’s wives in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Amnon.
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B.
Miriam
Miriam is a prominent biblical figure known as the sister of Moses and Aaron and as a prophetess during the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
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C.
Bilhah
Bilhah is a biblical figure who served as Rachel’s maidservant and bore two of Jacob’s sons, Dan and Naphtali.
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D.
Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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E.
Coniah
Coniah is an alternate name for Jehoiachin, a king of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible who was exiled to Babylon.
- 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: Michal daughter of Saul Target entity description: Michal, daughter of King Saul, was a wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for her complex and often tragic relationship with him and her father.
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A.
Ahinoam of Jezreel
Ahinoam of Jezreel was one of King David’s wives in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Amnon.
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B.
Miriam
Miriam is a prominent biblical figure known as the sister of Moses and Aaron and as a prophetess during the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
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C.
Bilhah
Bilhah is a biblical figure who served as Rachel’s maidservant and bore two of Jacob’s sons, Dan and Naphtali.
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D.
Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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E.
Coniah
Coniah is an alternate name for Jehoiachin, a king of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible who was exiled to Babylon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
princess of Israel ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conflict between loyalty to husband and loyalty to father
ⓘ
female agency in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ royal politics in the united monarchy of Israel ⓘ tragedy and loss ⓘ |
| childlessness | had no child to the day of her death ⓘ |
| confronted | David about his behavior before the Ark ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ⓘ |
| criticized | David’s dancing before the Ark of the Covenant ⓘ |
| criticizedDuringEvent | bringing of the Ark to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| deceived |
Saul
ⓘ
Saul’s messengers ⓘ |
| emotionDuringDavidDance | despised him in her heart ⓘ |
| father | Saul ⓘ |
| firstHusband | David ⓘ |
| givenName | Michal ⓘ |
| givenToHusbandBy | Saul ⓘ |
| givenToSecondHusbandBy | Saul ⓘ |
| loves | David ⓘ |
| marriageCondition |
David’s bride-price of one hundred Philistine foreskins
ⓘ
Saul’s promise to give her to David ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
First Book of Samuel
ⓘ
linked to:
1 Samuel
Second Book of Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
2 Samuel
|
| mother |
Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahinoam of Jezreel
|
| narrativeSetting |
Gibeah
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
daughter of the king of Israel
ⓘ
wife of the king of Israel ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageContext | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| receivedResponseFrom | David ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| rescued | David ⓘ |
| returnDemandedBy | David ⓘ |
| returnedTo | David ⓘ |
| returnOrderedBy |
Abner son of Ner
ⓘ
linked to:
Abner
|
| secondHusband | Palti son of Laish ⓘ |
| sibling |
Jonathan son of Saul
ⓘ
linked to:
Saul
Merab daughter of Saul ⓘ
linked to:
Merab
|
| spouse |
David
ⓘ
Palti son of Laish ⓘ |
| takenFromHusbandBy | Saul ⓘ |
| takenFromSecondHusbandBy | David ⓘ |
| traditionallyLocatedInTime | period of the early Israelite monarchy ⓘ |
| usedObjectInRescue |
goat’s hair
ⓘ
household idol (teraphim) ⓘ |
| viewedFrom | window ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michal daughter of Saul Description of subject: Michal, daughter of King Saul, was a wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for her complex and often tragic relationship with him and her father.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.