Anna (wife of Tobit)
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Anna is a biblical figure from the Book of Tobit, known as Tobit's faithful wife and the mother of Tobias in the Deuterocanonical scriptures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anna (wife of Tobit) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000804 — 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: Anna (wife of Tobit) Context triple: [Tobit, hasMainCharacter, Anna (wife of Tobit)]
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A.
Tobit
Tobit is a deuterocanonical Jewish wisdom and adventure narrative, preserved in the Septuagint, that tells the story of a righteous Israelite and his son Tobias guided by the angel Raphael.
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B.
Eunice
Eunice is a feminine given name of Greek origin, commonly associated with women in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Susanna
Susanna is a deuterocanonical addition to the Book of Daniel, telling the story of a virtuous woman falsely accused of adultery and vindicated by the prophet Daniel.
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D.
Pauline
Pauline is a feminine given name used in various languages, often considered the female form of Paul.
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E.
Bilhah
Bilhah is a biblical figure who served as Rachel’s maidservant and bore two of Jacob’s sons, Dan and Naphtali.
- 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: Anna (wife of Tobit) Target entity description: Anna is a biblical figure from the Book of Tobit, known as Tobit's faithful wife and the mother of Tobias in the Deuterocanonical scriptures.
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A.
Tobit
Tobit is a deuterocanonical Jewish wisdom and adventure narrative, preserved in the Septuagint, that tells the story of a righteous Israelite and his son Tobias guided by the angel Raphael.
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B.
Eunice
Eunice is a feminine given name of Greek origin, commonly associated with women in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Susanna
Susanna is a deuterocanonical addition to the Book of Daniel, telling the story of a virtuous woman falsely accused of adultery and vindicated by the prophet Daniel.
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D.
Pauline
Pauline is a feminine given name used in various languages, often considered the female form of Paul.
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E.
Bilhah
Bilhah is a biblical figure who served as Rachel’s maidservant and bore two of Jacob’s sons, Dan and Naphtali.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Deuterocanonical character
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Tobit
ⓘ
linked to:
Tobit
|
| associatedWithTheme |
care for the blind
ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ |
| canonicalBook |
Tobit 1
ⓘ
Tobit 10 ⓘ
linked to:
Tobit
Tobit 11 ⓘ
linked to:
Tobit
Tobit 12 ⓘ
linked to:
Tobit
Tobit 14 ⓘ Tobit 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Tobit
|
| child | Tobias ⓘ |
| expressesEmotion |
sorrow over Tobit’s blindness
ⓘ
worry over Tobias’s journey ⓘ |
| familyRelation | Israelite woman of the tribe associated with Tobit ⓘ |
| genreContext | Jewish diaspora novella ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Nineveh ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
figure expressing anxiety over Tobit’s piety and misfortune
ⓘ
member of Tobit’s household ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Anna
ⓘ
Hannah (form used in some discussions) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concern for the family’s livelihood
ⓘ
domestic labor to support her blind husband ⓘ faithfulness to her husband Tobit ⓘ |
| performsWorkAs | weaver ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Old Testament character (in Catholic and Orthodox canons) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
mother of Tobias
ⓘ
wife of Tobit ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage | Greek (Septuagint tradition) ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus |
Apocryphal in some Protestant traditions
ⓘ
Deuterocanonical ⓘ |
| spouse | Tobit ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Septuagint manuscripts of Tobit
ⓘ
linked to:
Septuagint
Vulgate Book of Tobias ⓘ
linked to:
Vulgate
|
| timePeriodNarrated | Assyrian exile ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
some Anglican and Lutheran traditions ⓘ |
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Subject: Anna (wife of Tobit) Description of subject: Anna is a biblical figure from the Book of Tobit, known as Tobit's faithful wife and the mother of Tobias in the Deuterocanonical scriptures.
Referenced by (1)
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