Shimei son of Gera
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Shimei son of Gera was a Benjamite from the house of Saul in the Hebrew Bible, known for cursing King David during Absalom’s rebellion and later being executed under King Solomon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shimei son of Gera canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19837514 — 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: Shimei son of Gera Context triple: [Benaiah, executedOnSolomon’sOrders, Shimei son of Gera]
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A.
Shimeah
Shimeah is a biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, known primarily as an alternative name for Shammah.
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B.
Shaul
Shaul is the Hebrew form of the name Saul, most famously associated with the first king of ancient Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
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C.
Abijam of Judah
Abijam of Judah was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, known from the Hebrew Bible for his brief and troubled reign marked by continued idolatry and warfare with the northern Kingdom of Israel.
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D.
Yehuda ben Ilai
Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage, a leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, and one of the most frequently cited rabbis in the Mishnah and Talmud.
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E.
Shammua (son of David)
Shammua was one of King David’s sons, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible among the children born to him in Jerusalem.
- 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: Shimei son of Gera Target entity description: Shimei son of Gera was a Benjamite from the house of Saul in the Hebrew Bible, known for cursing King David during Absalom’s rebellion and later being executed under King Solomon.
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A.
Shimeah
Shimeah is a biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, known primarily as an alternative name for Shammah.
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B.
Shaul
Shaul is the Hebrew form of the name Saul, most famously associated with the first king of ancient Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
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C.
Abijam of Judah
Abijam of Judah was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, known from the Hebrew Bible for his brief and troubled reign marked by continued idolatry and warfare with the northern Kingdom of Israel.
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D.
Yehuda ben Ilai
Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage, a leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, and one of the most frequently cited rabbis in the Mishnah and Talmud.
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E.
Shammua (son of David)
Shammua was one of King David’s sons, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible among the children born to him in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.